Asthma, latex hypersensitivity and potatoes

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 54-

  Holme, S Alexander ^a   Statham, Barry N ^a  

^a SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Asthma; Atopic eczema; Cross sensitivity; Latex; Natural rubber; Potato

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CROSS REACTION; ECZEMA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRUIT; HUMAN; NOTE; PATCH TEST; POTATO; PRICK TEST; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN SENSITIVITY;

AGED; ASTHMA; CROSS REACTIONS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; PATCH TESTS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0034047970     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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