Primula dermatitis mimicking herpes simplex

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 185-186

  Thomson, K F ^a   Charles Holmes, R ^a   Beck, M H ^b  

^a WARWICK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic dermitis; Differential diagnosis; Herpes simplex; Plants; Primula obconica

Indexed keywords

PRIMROSE OIL;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHEMA; FACE; FEMALE; HAND; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; PLANT LEAF; RASH; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN EDEMA; TRUNK;

EID: 0030723062     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1997.tb00200.x     Document Type: Article

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