Latex contact urticaria presenting as facial swelling in a motor mechanic

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 229-

  Tan, B B ^a   Lear, J T ^a   English, J S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angioedema; Contact urticaria; Latex; Occupational; Vehicle mechanic

Indexed keywords

LATEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT URTICARIA; FACE EDEMA; GLOVE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

EID: 0030960774     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1997.tb00279.x     Document Type: Article

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