Protein contact dermatitis in food workers. Case report of a meat sorter and summary of seven other cases

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 138-140

  Kumar, Ajay ^a   Freeman, Susanne ^a  

^a SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergic; Occupational; Urticarial contact dermatitis

Indexed keywords

HYPOCHLORITE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ARM; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FOOT; HAND; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MALE;

EID: 0032838973     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.1999.00344.x     Document Type: Article

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