Allergic contact dermatitis from medium-chain triglycerides in a moisturizing lotion

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 171-

  Laube, Simone ^a,c   Davies, M G ^b   Prais, L ^a   Foulds, I S ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Capric fatty acid; Caprylic fatty acid; Cosmetics; Dicaprylyl maleate; Medium chain triglycerides; Moisturizer

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOTION; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; STANDARDIZATION; STEROID THERAPY;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; COSMETICS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EMOLLIENTS; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0036765726     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2002.470308_7.x     Document Type: Article

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