Three cases of contact allergy after chemical burns from methylchloroisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone: One with concomitant allergy to methyldibromoglutaronitrile/phenoxyethanol

American Journal of Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-46

  Primka III, Edward J ^a   Taylor, James S ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO 2 BROMOMETHYLGLUTARONITRILE; 2 PHENOXYETHANOL; ALLERGEN; COSMETIC; METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE; METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT ALLERGY; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030905687     PISSN: 1046199X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1046-199X(97)90036-1     Document Type: Article

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