Contact dermatitis and prolonged photosensititivity induced by ketoprofen and associated with sensitivity to benzophenone-3

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 353-354

  Horn, H M ^a   Humphreys, F ^b   Aldridge, R D ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b WARWICK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Benzophenone 3; Cosmetics; Ketoprofen; Medicaments; NSAIDs; Photoallergic contact dermatitis

Indexed keywords

KETOPROFEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYBENZONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHOTOSENSITIVITY;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BENZOPHENONES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETOPROFEN; PATCH TESTS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 0031823604     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05785.x     Document Type: Article

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