Allergic contact dermatitis from benzalkonium chloride in plaster of Paris

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 371-372

  Stanford, Duncan ^a   Georgouras, Katherine ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Benzalkonium chloride; Children; Orthopaedic; Plaster cast; Quaternary ammonium compounds

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; HUMAN; MALE; PLASTER CAST; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADOLESCENT; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM SULFATE; CASTS, SURGICAL; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DRUG ERUPTIONS; EXCIPIENTS; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; PATCH TESTS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 0030449560     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02427.x     Document Type: Article

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