Allergie contact dermatitis due to topical application of corticosteroids: Review and clinical implications

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1141-1144

  Lutz, Michael E ^a   El Azhary, Rokea A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; AMCINONIDE; BETAMETHASONE; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; BUDESONIDE; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; CLOBETASONE BUTYRATE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTISONE ACETATE; DESONIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE; FLUOCINONIDE; FLUOCORTOLONE; FLUOCORTOLONE CAPROATE; FLUOCORTOLONE PIVALATE; FLUPREDNIDENE ACETATE; HALCINONIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE BUTYRATE; HYDROCORTISONE VALERATE; MEPREDNISONE; PREDNICARBATE; PREDNISOLONE; TETRACOSACTIDE; TIXOCORTOL PIVALATE; TRIAMCINOLONE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CROSS REACTION; DERMATITIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCROTUM DISORDER; STEROID THERAPY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030668174     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/72.12.1141     Document Type: Article

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