Occupational protein contact dermatitis and rhinoconjunctivitis caused by spathe (Spathiphyllum) flowers

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 369-370

  Kanerva, Lasse ^a   Estlander, Tuula ^a   Aalto Korte, Kristiina ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

(Araceae); Allergy; Conjunctivitis; Contact urticaria; Gardener; Generalized urticaria; Occupational; Plants; Protein contact dermatitis; RAST; Rhinitis; Spathiphyllum; Yucca

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; FOREARM; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PATCH TEST; PLANT; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SKIN IRRITATION; URTICARIA; WORKER;

ADULT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANT PROTEINS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RHINITIS;

EID: 0034029279     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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