Compositae dermatitis

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 123-130

  Gordon, Lynette A ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Occupational dermatitis; Plants; Sesquiterpene lactones

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AZATHIOPRINE; PSORALEN; SESQUITERPENE;

CONTACT URTICARIA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DERMATITIS; DESENSITIZATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; PLANT; PUVA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ASTERACEAE; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DERMATITIS, PHOTOALLERGIC; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; HUMANS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PREVALENCE; PUVA THERAPY; SESQUITERPENES; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0032864829     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.1999.00341.x     Document Type: Review

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