Nickel and gold in skin lesions of pierced earlobes with contact dermatitis. A study using scanning electron microscopy and x-ray microanalysis

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 290, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 523-527

  Suzuki, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a SURUGADAI NIHON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contact dermatitis; Gold; Nickel; Pierced earlobes; X ray microanalysis

Indexed keywords

GOLD; NICKEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; EAR LOBE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN DEFECT; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EAR, EXTERNAL; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; FEMALE; GOLD COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NICKEL; PUNCTURES;

EID: 0031727969     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004030050346     Document Type: Article

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