Occupational IgE-mediated protein contact dermatitis from pork in a slaughterman

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 301-302

  Kanerva, Lasse ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Contact urticaria; IgE mediated; Immunochemiluminometric; Occupational; Pork epithelium; Pork meat; Protein contact dermatitis; Slaughterhouse

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTACT URTICARIA; HUMAN; MALE; MEAT; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

EID: 0029874843     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02210.x     Document Type: Article

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