Hypersensitivity to an oestrogen-progesterone preparation and possible relationship to autoimmune progesterone dermatitis and corticosteroid hypersensitivity

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 139-140

  Ingber, A ^a   Trattner, A ^b,c   David, M ^b,c  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis; Corticosteroid sensitivity

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PROGESTERONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032784071     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09546639909056016     Document Type: Article

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