Tea tree oil allergy: What is the offending agent? Report of three cases of tea tree oil allergy and review of the literature

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 244-247

  Rubel, Diana M ^a,c   Freeman, Susanne ^a   Southwell, Ian A ^b  

^a SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Wollongbar Agricultural Institute   (Australia)

^c LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Medicament contact dermatitis; Melaleuca; Sesquiterpenoids

Indexed keywords

SESQUITERPENOID;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTACT DERMATITIS; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN ALLERGY; TEA; TREE;

EID: 0031788971     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1998.tb01482.x     Document Type: Article

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