Objective non-invasive assessment of patch tests with the laser Doppler perfusion scanning technique

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 251-260

  Bjarnason, Bolli ^a,d   Flosadóttir, Ellen ^b   Fischer, Torkel ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioengineering techniques; Budesonide; Contact dermatitis; Diesel oil; Isothiozolinones; Neomycin; Nickel; Patch testing technique; Skin perfusion; Sodium lauryl sulfate; Tape

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BUDESONIDE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MALE; PATCH TEST; PERFUSION;

EID: 0032964691     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1999.tb06059.x     Document Type: Article

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