Irritant contact dermatitis complicated by deep-seated staphylococcal infection caused by a hair relaxer

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 121-123

  Kaur, Birinder J ^a   Singh, Harmeet ^a   Lin Greenberg, Alan ^a  

^a JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hair relaxer; Staphylococcal abscess

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC;

ABSCESS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ABSCESS; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HAIR PREPARATIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036002337     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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