An unusual hypopigmentation in occupational dermatology: Presentation of a case and review of the literature

Dermatology

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 248-250

  Iliev, Dimiter ^a,b   Elsner, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hypopigmentation; Irritant contact dermatitis; Occupational dermatology; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; LEUKODERMA; MALE; MELANOCYTE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LUBRICATION; MALE;

EID: 0031910366     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000017884     Document Type: Article

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