Vesicular dermatitis of the hands secondary to perianal allergic contact dermatitis caused by preservatives in moistened toilet tissues

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 173-174

  De Groot, Anton C ^a  

^a JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Euxyl K400; Kathon CG; MCI MI; Methylchloroisothiazolinone; Methyldibromoglutaronitrile; Methylisothiazolinone; Moistened toilet tissues; Perianal dermatitis; Preservatives; Vesicular hand dermatitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; PRESERVATIVE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; PAPER; PATCH TEST; SANITATION; SKIN ALLERGY;

EID: 0030959823     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1997.tb00413.x     Document Type: Article

References (6)

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