Contact dermatitis with systemic symptoms from Agave americana

Dermatology

Volumn 196, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 408-411

  Brenner, S ^a   Landein, M ^a   Gohlberg, I ^a  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Agave americana; Contact dermatitis; Systemic symptoms

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PAIN; PHARYNGITIS; PLANTS;

EID: 0031805493     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000017933     Document Type: Article

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