Managing the excited skin syndrome: Patch testing hyperirritable skin

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 193-199

  Mitchell, John ^a   Maibach, Howard I ^b,c  

^a University California Medical School ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University Hospital of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Cytokines; Delayed hypersensitivity; Excited skin syndrome; Hyperirritability; Patch testing technique

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; PATCH TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN IRRITATION; TITRIMETRY;

EID: 0030704275     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1997.tb02434.x     Document Type: Review

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