Allergic Contact Dermatitis to Propylene Glycol in Calcipotriene Ointment

Cutis

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-44

  Fisher, David A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CALCIPOTRIOL; CALCITRIOL; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; METHOTREXATE; PROPANEDIOL DERIVATIVE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; OINTMENT; PATCH TEST; PSORIASIS; SKIN ALLERGY;

AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; CALCITRIOL; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; OINTMENTS; PATCH TESTS; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; PSORIASIS;

EID: 0031180768     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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