Potassium peroxymonosulfate-induced dermatitis in a sheep farmer

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 299-300

  Wallengren, Joanna ^a   Bergendorff, Ola ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Disinfectant; Lack of cross sensitivity; Occupational; Potassium peroxymonosulfate; Pustular irritant patch test reactions; Sheep farmer

Indexed keywords

PEROXYMONOSULFATE POTASSIUM; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFESTATION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PATCH TEST; SHEEP; SKIN ALLERGY;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DISINFECTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG DERMATOSES; MIDDLE AGED; PEROXIDES; SHEEP;

EID: 0032880668     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1999.tb06172.x     Document Type: Article

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