Allergic contact dermatitis from tea tree oil in a wart paint

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-118

  Bhushan, Monica ^a   Beck, Michael H ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Herbal remedies; Melaleuca alternifolia; Tea tree oil; Wart paint

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; TEA TREE OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT ALLERGY; HUMAN; MALE; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

AGED; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HUMANS; MALE; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TEA TREE OIL; WARTS;

EID: 0031045609     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1997.tb00435.x     Document Type: Article

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