Fragrance allergy in patients with hand eczema - A clinical study

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 317-323

  Heydorn, Siri ^a   Johansen, Jeanne Duus ^a   Andersen, Klaus E ^b   Bruze, Magnus ^c   Svedman, Cecilia ^c   White, Ian R ^d   Basketter, David A ^e   Menné, Torkil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citral; Fragrance; Fragrance allergy; Hand eczema; Lyral ; Oxidized limonene; Patch testing

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; ALLERGEN; CITRAL; FRAGRANCE; HYDROXYISOHEXYL 3 CYCLOHEXENE CARBOXALDEHYDE; LIMONENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATCH TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADULT; ALDEHYDES; ALLERGENS; CYCLOHEXENES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EUGENOL; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOTERPENES; PATCH TESTS; PERFUME; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOLVENTS; TERPENES;

EID: 0142257908     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2003.00133.x     Document Type: Article

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