Allergic contact dermatitis from farnesol in a deodorant

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 179-180

  Goossens, A ^a   Merckx, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Bacteriostat; Balsam of Peru; CAS 4602 84 0; Cosmetics; Deodorants; Farnesol; Perfumes

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; FARNESOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; PRURITUS; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADULT; AXILLA; DEODORANTS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FARNESOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 0030702019     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1997.tb00192.x     Document Type: Article

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