Coexistence of immediate and delayed-type allergy to natural rubber latex

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 177-178

  Tanaka, Shin ^a   Yukiko, Nitta ^a   Yoshinari, Matsumoto ^a  

^a AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Dental assiatant; Natural rubber latex; Occupational; Positive patch test; Positive prick test; Protective gloves

Indexed keywords

LATEX; RUBBER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GLOVE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST;

ADULT; DENTAL AUXILIARIES; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0033976782     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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