Delayed cutaneous reaction to jellyfish

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 28-29

  Veraldi, Stefano ^a   Carrera, Carlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE BUTYRATE; HYDROXYZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; JELLYFISH; KERATINOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; PRURITUS; SKIN NODULE;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; MIDDLE AGED; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 0034094278     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2000.00823.x     Document Type: Article

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