Solar urticaria due to progesterone compounds in oral contraceptives

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 155-156

  Morison, Warwick L ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENOXAPROFEN; CHLORPROMAZINE; DEMULEN 35; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; ETYNODIOL DIACETATE; NORDETTE 28; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; SOLAR URTICARIA; SUN EXPOSURE;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; DERMATITIS, PHOTOALLERGIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVONORGESTREL; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; URTICARIA;

EID: 0037703788     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0781.2003.00018.x     Document Type: Article

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