An unusual case of contact allergy to mercaptobenzothiazole in antifreeze

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 303-304

  Kieć Swierczynska, Marta ^a   Krecisz, Beata ^a   Szulc, Bogdan ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antifreeze; Contact allergy; Mercaptobenzothiazole; Occupational; Parapsoriasis en plaques; Tanker driver

Indexed keywords

MERCAPTOBENZOTHIAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT ALLERGY; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PARAPSORIASIS; PATCH TEST;

BENZOTHIAZOLES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; THIAZOLES; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0032859470     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1999.tb06176.x     Document Type: Article

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