Contact dermatitis to Shiitake mushroom

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-157

  Curnow, Paul ^a   Tam, Mei ^a  

^a SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Face dermatitis; Gloves; Hand dermatitis; Lentinus edodes; Occupational dermatitis; Sawdust; Thiuram

Indexed keywords

DISULFIRAM;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; FACE; FEMALE; GLOVE; HAND; HUMAN; LENTINUS EDODES; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; SAWDUST;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS;

EID: 0038693576     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2003.00665.x     Document Type: Article

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