Nickel-elicited systemic contact dermatitis: A report of 20 cases and a review of the literature

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 126-129

  Dou, Xia ^a   Liu, Ling Ling ^a   Zhu, Xue June ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Eczema; Nickel; Systemic contact dermatitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DIMETHYLGLYOXIME; NICKEL; NICKEL SULFATE; PETROLATUM;

ADULT; AGED; BIOASSAY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOTHING; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; LIMB; MALE; NECK; PATCH TEST; PUNCH BIOPSY; REVIEW; SUMMER; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; CHINA; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICKEL; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 0038182561     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2003.00017.x     Document Type: Review

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