Contact dermatitis from textile and dye allergens requires a high index of suspicion for diagnosis: A review of 18 cases

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 112-113

  Smith, Jessica ^a   Gawkrodger, David J ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Disperse dyes; Ethylene urea melamine formaldehyde; Occupational; PPD; Textile dermatitis; Uniform dermatitis

Indexed keywords

DYE; FORMALDEHYDE; MELAMINE; UREA DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TEST; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 0036702839     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2002.470210_4.x     Document Type: Article

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