Suboptimal non-inflammatory concentrations of haptens may elicit a contact sensitivity reaction when used as a mix

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 279-282

  Krasteva, M ^a,c   Garrigue, J L ^b   Horrand, F ^a   Tchou, I ^a   Descotes, J ^a   Nicolas, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b L ORÉAL RECHERCHE   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

2,4 dinitro fluorobenzene; Allergen mixes; Contact sensitivity; False positive reactions; Mouse ear swelling test; Oxazolone; Patch testing technique

Indexed keywords

1 FLUORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; HAPTEN; OXAZOLONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTACT SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATCH TEST; SENSITIZATION; SKIN INFLAMMATION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DINITROFLUOROBENZENE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HAPTENS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OXAZOLONE; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 0030479877     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02388.x     Document Type: Article

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