Taxi driver's occupational allergic contact dermatitis from nickel in euro coins

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 340-341

  Sánchez Pérez, Javier ^a   Ruíz Genao, Diana ^a   Río, Irene García Del ^a   Diez, Amaro García ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Euro coins; Hand eczema; Nickel allergy; Occupational

Indexed keywords

COPPER SULFATE; CORTICOSTEROID; EMOLLIENT AGENT; NICKEL; ZINC CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DRIVER; ERYTHEMA; HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; MALE; MONEY; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; ONYCHOLYSIS; PATCH TEST; PRURITUS; SKIN ALLERGY; THUMB;

EID: 0142195714     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2003.00137.x     Document Type: Article

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