Recalcitrant atopic dermatitis due to allergy to Compositae

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 87-88

  Wintzen, M ^a   Donker, A S ^a   Van Zuuren, E J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Compositae; Patch testing; Plants; Relevance; Sesquiterpene lactones

Indexed keywords

SESQUITERPENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CALENDULA; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ASTERACEAE; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0242417519     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2003.480206.x     Document Type: Article

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