Delayed sensitivity to Prolene®

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 338-339

  Sánchez Morillas, Leticia ^a   Reano Martos M ^a   Rodriguez Mosquera M ^a   Iglesias Cadarso, A ^a   Perez Pimiento A ^a   Dominguez Lazaro A R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergy; Delayed sensitivity; Ophthalmology; Postoperative complications; Prolene ; Suture allergy

Indexed keywords

POLYAMIDE; POLYPROPYLENE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; OUTPATIENT; PATCH TEST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN BIOPSY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; POLYPROPYLENES; SUTURES;

EID: 0142195715     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2003.00131.x     Document Type: Article

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