Toothpaste Allergy with Intractable Perioral Rash in a 10-year old Boy

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-75

  Reilly, Katbryn E H ^b   McCarthy, Laine H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; PERIORAL DERMATITIS; SKIN ALLERGY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CHILD; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, PERIORAL; HUMANS; MALE; TOOTHPASTE;

EID: 0033629164     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.13.1.73     Document Type: Article

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