Allergic contact dermatitis from kiwi fruit vine (Actinidia chinemis)

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 221-222

  Rademaker, Marius ^a  

^a WAIKATO DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Actinidia chinensis; Allergic contact dermatitis; Kiwi fruit vine; Occupational; Orchardist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY;

AGRICULTURE; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FRUIT; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT STEMS;

EID: 0029863887     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02182.x     Document Type: Article

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