Is benzoquinone the prohapten in cross-sensitivity among aminobenzene compounds?

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 304-306

  Lisi, Paolo ^a,b   Hansel, Katharina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO MONTELUCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aminobenzene compounds; Benzoquinone; Chemical reactivity; Cross sensitivity; Prohaptens; Substituent groups

Indexed keywords

2,5 DIAMINOTOLUENE; 4 AMINOBENZOIC ACID; 4 AMINODIPHENYLAMINE; 4 AMINOPHENOL; 4 METHYLAMINOPHENOL SULFATE; ANILINE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BENZOCAINE; BENZOQUINONE; EPITOPE; HAPTEN; HYDROQUINONE; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; PROCAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS ALLERGY; DILUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OXIDATION; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; BENZOQUINONES; CROSS REACTIONS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PHENYLENEDIAMINES;

EID: 0032425474     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05945.x     Document Type: Article

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