Thimerosal positivities: The role of organomercury alkyl compounds

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 325-328

  Santucci, B ^a   Cannistraci, C ^a   Cristaudo, A ^a   Camera, E ^a   Picardo, M ^a  

^a SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Cross sensitivity; Ethylmercury chloride; Irritant contact dermatitis; Methylmercury chloride; Organomercury alkyl compounds; Thimerosal

Indexed keywords

ETHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; MERSALYL; METHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUND; SOLVENT; THIOMERSAL; THIOSALICYLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CROSS ALLERGY; HUMAN; PATCH TEST;

ALKYLATION; CROSS REACTIONS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DISINFECTANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; HUMANS; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERSALYL; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PATCH TESTS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; SKIN; THIMEROSAL;

EID: 0031821789     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05767.x     Document Type: Article

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