Allergic contact dermatitis from kojic acid

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 86-87

  Serra Baldrich, E ^a   Tribo M J ^a   Camarasa, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Bleaching agents; Depigmenting agents; Hyperpigmentation; Kojic acid; Medicaments

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGEL; ASCORBIC ACID; BISABOLOL; CASTOR OIL; CELLULOSE; CITRIC ACID; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; HYDROQUINONE; KOIICOL PLUS; KOJIC ACID; MELILOTUS EXTRACT; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; PATCH TEST;

EID: 0031684645     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05843.x     Document Type: Article

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