Conjunctivitis to thimerosal mistaken as hay fever

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 333-334

  Iliev, D ^b   Wuthrich B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Conjunctivitis; Contact dermatitis; Merthiolate; Thimerosal

Indexed keywords

BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CEFTRIAXONE; EYE DROPS; PHENYLENEDIAMINE DERIVATIVE; PHENYLMERCURIC BORATE; THIOMERSAL; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VACCINE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; CASE REPORT; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EYELID EDEMA; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031905176     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb03902.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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