Airborne allergic contact dermatitis from Compositae;DERMATITE ALLERGICA DA CONTATTO AEROTRASPORTATA DE COMPOSITAE

Annali Italiani di Dermatologia Clinica e Sperimentale

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 170-173

  Stingeni, Luca ^a,b   Lisi, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO MONTELUCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airborne contact dermatitis; Compositae family; Cross sensitivity; Mix; Patch test; Plants; Sesquiterpene lactones

Indexed keywords

SESQUITERPENE LACTONE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; HUMAN; MALE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0030423942     PISSN: 0365169X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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