Preliminary experience with a new 'Mediterranean' Compositae mix

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 313-314

  Stingeni, L ^a   Lisi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Compositae; Compositae mix; Helianthus annuus; Marigold; Patch testing technique; Plant extracts; Plants; Sesquiterpene lactone mix; Sunflower; Tagetes minuta

Indexed keywords

CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA EXTRACT; POLYACETYLENE DERIVATIVE; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE DERIVATIVE; SUNFLOWER OIL; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE;

ACHILLEA; ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTACT DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PLANT; SKIN ALLERGY; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ASTERACEAE; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033834054     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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1. Sesquiterpene lactone mix is not an adequate screen for Compositae allergy
2. Compositae mix is a more sensitive test for Compositae dermatitis than the sesquiterpene lactone mix
3. A 6-year experience with Compositae mix
4. Butenylbithiophene, α-terthienyl and hydroxytrementone as contact allergens in cultivars of marigold (Tagetes sp.)
5. Linee-guida sulla diagnostica della dermatite da contatto
6. Contact dermatitis to chrysanthemums
7. Contact allergy to parthenolide in Tanacetum parthenium Schulz-Bip (feverfew, Asteracea) and cross-reactions to related sesqiterpene lactone containing compositae species
8. Allergic contact dermatitis from sunflower (Helianthus annuus) with cross-sensitivity to arnica
9. Allergic contact dermatitis in food handlers, with patch tests positive to Compositae mix but negative to sesquiterpene lactone mix