Conventional patch tests are poor detectors of contact allergy from ophthalmic products

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 298-299

  Corazza, Monica ^a   Levratti, Arianna ^a   Zampino, Maria Rosaria ^a   Virgili, Annarosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Eyedrops; Medicaments; Ophthalmics; Patch testing technique; Preservatives

Indexed keywords

APRACLONIDINE; BEFUNOLOL; CONTACT LENS SOLUTION; DISODIUM HYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; EDETATE SODIUM; EYE DROPS; HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE; HYDROXYPROPYLCELLULOSE; LATANOPROST; LEVOCABASTINE; PHENIRAMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; TIMOLOL; TROPICAMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EYELID; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MALE; OINTMENT; PATCH TEST; SJOEGREN SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EYELID DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 0036310538     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2002.460510.x     Document Type: Article

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