Allergic contact dermatitis and mercury exanthem due to mercury chloride in plastic boots

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 405-409

  Koch, Patrick ^a   Nickolaus, Gerhard ^b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Ger Test Res Inst Footwear Mfg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; CAS 7487 94 7; Consumer goods; Leather; Merbromin; Mercurochrome; Mercury; Mercury chloride; Patch testing; Plastic boots

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; MERBROMIN; MERCURY CHLORIDE; PLASTIC; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; LEG; MALE; PATCH TEST; POLAROGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RASH; SHOE; SKIN ALLERGY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRUNK;

EID: 0029834581     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02242.x     Document Type: Article

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