Contact allergy to methyldibroma glutaronitrile presenting as severe scalp seborrhoeic eczema

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 335-

  Armstrong, D K B ^a   Smith, H R ^a   Rycroft, R J G ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Cosmetics; Hair products; Methyldibromo glutaronitrile; Preservatives; Seborrhoeic eczema

Indexed keywords

EUXYL K 400; 1,2-DIBROMO-2,4-DICYANOBUTANE; 2 BROMO 2 BROMOMETHYLGLUTARONITRILE; COSMETIC; NITRILE; PRESERVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT ALLERGY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; SCALP; SENSITIZATION; SKIN ALLERGY; ADOLESCENT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; PATCH TEST; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SKIN DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, SEBORRHEIC; FEMALE; HAIR PREPARATIONS; HUMANS; NITRILES; PATCH TESTS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; SCALP DERMATOSES;

EID: 0033142785     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1999.tb06093.x     Document Type: Article

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