The Allergen Bank: A Source of Extra Contact Allergens for the Dermatologist in Practice

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 136-140

  Andersen, K E ^a   Rastogi, S C ^b   Carlsen, L ^b  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chemical analysis; Contact allergy; Contact dermatitis; Occupational dermatitis; Patch test materials; Patch tests; Stability

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; BRONOPOL; CARVONE; CINNAMALDEHYDE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DIMETHACRYLATE; EUGENOL; HYDROXYCITRONELLAL; LICHEN ACID; PERSULFATE AMMONIUM; SPIRAMYCIN; TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL DIMETHACRYLATE; TYLOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; USNIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ALLERGENS; BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 0029965808     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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