The seasonal influence on patch test reactions is significant in Israel

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 318-319

  Ingber, Arieh ^a   Sasson, Adi ^b   David, Michael ^b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

False negative reactions; Immunosuppression; Patch test results; Patch testing technique; Seasonal influence; Ultraviolet light

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WINTER;

DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; PATCH TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEASONS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0032425475     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05954.x     Document Type: Article

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