Allergy to rubber additives in orthopedic braces

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 288-289

  Bolhaar, Suzanne T H P ^a   Van Ginkel, C J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Elderly; Hockey; Orthopedic braces; Rubber chemicals; Thiourea derivatives; Volleyball

Indexed keywords

1,3 DIPHENYLGUANIDINE; 2 IMIDAZOLIDINETHIONE; DIBUTYLTHIOUREA; DIETHYLTHIOUREA; NEOPRENE; RUBBER; THIOCARBANILIDE; THIOUREA DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT ALLERGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PATCH TEST;

ADULT; BRACES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; GUANIDINES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; RUBBER; THIOUREA;

EID: 0034051826     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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