Frequency of patch-test positivity in patients with psoriasis: A prospective controlled study

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 432-435

  Malhotra, Vivek ^a   Kaur, Inderjeet ^a   Saraswat, Abir ^a   Kumar, Bhushan ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Contact dermatitis; Dithranol; Psoriasis; Topical therapy

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; ALLERGEN; BALSAM PERU; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; CALCIPOTRIOL; CLIOQUINOL; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; COAL TAR; COBALT CHLORIDE; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; DITHRANOL; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; FORMALDEHYDE; FRAGRANCE; GENTAMICIN; MERCAPTOBENZOTHIAZOLE; METHANOL; MOMETASONE FUROATE; NEOMYCIN; NICKEL; NICKEL SULFATE; NITROFURAL; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; ROSIN; SALICYLIC ACID; THIOL DERIVATIVE; TOPICAL AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSORIASIS; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATCH TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSORIASIS;

EID: 0036966873     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000155502762064566     Document Type: Article

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