Patch testing in vulval dermatoses: How relevant is nickel?

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 111-112

  Lucke, T W ^a   Fleming, C J ^a   Mchenry, P ^a   Lever, R ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Nickel; Patch testing; Vulva

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; ALLERGEN; AMERCHOL L 101; DRUG; DYE; FRAGRANCE; NICKEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; PAIN; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; SYNDROME; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VULVA DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NICKEL; PATCH TESTS; PERFUME; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN DISEASES; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 0031931870     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05666.x     Document Type: Article

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