Multiple medicament allergies in two patients with chronic leg ulceration

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 151-152

  Rademaker, M ^a,c   Wood, B ^a   De Greig, ^b  

^a WAIKATO DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c Waikato Public Hospital   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Budesonide; Cetyl stearyl alcohol; Clobetasone butyrate; Dexamethasone 21 phosphate; Hydrocortisone 17 butyrate; Tixocortol 21 pivalate; Topical corticosteroids; Wool alcohols

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG ERUPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DRUG ERUPTIONS; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 0030210668     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1996.tb01036.x     Document Type: Article

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