Occupational allergic contact dermatitis from carnosol, a naturally-occurring compound present in rosemary

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 99-100

  Hjorther, A B ^a   Christophersen, C ^b   Hausen, B M ^c   Menne T ^a  

^a Kobenhavns Amtssygehus Gentofte ^*  (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Am Krankenhaus 1   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Carnosol; Food processing industry; Occupational; Plant extracts; Rosemary; Rosmanol

Indexed keywords

CARNOSOL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE; FOOD PROCESSING; FOREARM; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DITERPENES, ABIETANE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENANTHRENES; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPICES;

EID: 0030838683     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1997.tb00311.x     Document Type: Article

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