Contact allergy to gold sodium thiosulfate

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 345-348

  Sabroe, R A ^a,b   Sharp, L A ^a   Peachey, R D G ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Ear piercing; Female sex; Gold sodium thiosulfate; Nickel sulfate

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; SODIUM AUROTHIOSULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; MALE; NECK; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; PATCH TEST;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; GOLD; GOLD SODIUM THIOSULFATE; HUMANS; MALE; NICKEL; PATCH TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0029899961     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02220.x     Document Type: Article

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