Oral lichen planus versus oral lichenoid eruption as a manifestation of contact allergy

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 333-334

  Pecegueiro, M ^a   Sachse, M F ^a   Amaro, J ^a   Farinha, P ^a   Fonseca, I ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DE ONCOLOGIA DE LISBOA FRANCISCO GENTIL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Contact allergy; Dental materials; Dental patients; Mercury amalgam; Oral lichen planus; Oral lichenoid eruptions

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; MERCURY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHENOID ERUPTION; MALE; MOUTH DISEASE; PATCH TEST;

EID: 0033022358     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1999.tb06091.x     Document Type: Article

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