Contact urticaria syndrome due to carboxymethylcellulose in a hydrocolloid dressing

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 344-345

  Johnsson, Margareta ^a   Fiskerstrand, Eli Janne ^a  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carboxymethylcellulose; Contact urticaria syndrome; Hydrocolloid; Leg ulcer; Medicaments

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CHLORTALIDONE; COMFEEL; PENICILLIN G; SULFANILAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT URTICARIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID; LEG ULCER; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 0033371670     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1999.tb06187.x     Document Type: Article

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