Comparison of nickel patch test reactivity in phases of the menstrual cycle

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 455-458

  Tamer, Emine ^a,b   Ikizoglu, Güliz ^a,b   Toy, Gunes Guy ^a,b   Alli, Nuran ^a,b  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NICKEL; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; OVULATION; PAPULE; PATCH TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NICKEL; PATCH TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0037931976     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2003.01708.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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