Occupational allergic contact urticaria from fungal but not bacterial α-amylase

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 306-

  Kanerva, Lasse ^a   Vanhanen, Markku ^a   Tupasela, Outi ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allergic; Baker; Contact urticaria; Flour; Occupational; Prick tests; Radioallergosorbent tests; Rhinitis; amylase

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT URTICARIA; FLOUR; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST;

EID: 0030769471     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1997.tb00007.x     Document Type: Article

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