Latex allergy Review of 44 cases including outcome and frequent association with allergic hand eczema

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 265-271

  Taylor, James S ^a   Praditsuwan, Podjanee ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATEX;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLOVE; HAND ECZEMA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; LATEX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0029866118     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.132.3.265     Document Type: Article

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