False-negative patch test reactions due to a lower concentration of patch test substance than declared

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 289-291

  Kanerva, Lasse ^a   Estlander, Tuula ^a   Jolanki, Riitta ^a   Alanko, Kristiina ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acrylics; Allergic contact dermatitis; Dental technician; False negative; Gingivostomatitis; Hand dermatitis; Methyl methacrylate; Occupational; Patch testing; Quality control

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; ACRYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BUDESONIDE; BUTANEDIOL DIMETHACRYLATE; ETHYL METHACRYLATE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DIMETHACRYLATE; METHACRYLIC ACID 2 HYDROXYPROPYL ESTER; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; PATCH TEST; STOMATITIS;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLMETHACRYLATES; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 0034090737     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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