Allergic contact dermatitis from melphalan and chlorambucil: Cross-sensitivity or cosensitization?

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 309-314

  Goon, Anthony T J ^a   McFadden, J P ^a   McCann, M ^b   Royds, C ^a   Rycroft, R J G ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Chlorambucil; Cross sensitivity; Laboratory workers; Melphalan; Occupational; Pharmaceutical manufacturing

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMBUCIL; MELPHALAN;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; CROSS ALLERGY; DRUG INDUSTRY; HUMAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MALE; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY;

EID: 0036877384     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2002.4705101.x     Document Type: Article

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