Patch testing with allergens from modified rosin (colophony) discloses additional cases of contact allergy

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 290-298

  Gäfvert, Elisabeth ^a,b   Bordalo, Olivia ^c   Karlberg, Ann Therese ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Centro de Dermatologia   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Colophony; Contact allergy; Esterified rosin; Glycerol ester; Glyceryl abietate; Maleopimaric acid; Modified rosin; Occupational; Office workers; Paper size; Patch testing; Rosin

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL 1 MONOABIETATE; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MALEOPIMERIC ACID; ROSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTACT ALLERGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATCH TEST;

DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DITERPENES; DITERPENES, ABIETANE; ESTERIFICATION; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS; PORTUGAL; RESINS, PLANT; SWEDEN; TRITERPENES;

EID: 0030475885     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02391.x     Document Type: Article

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