Lichenoid contact stomatitis: Is inorganic mercury the culprit?

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 140, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1524-1525

  Rogers III, Roy S ^b   Bruce, Alison J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; MERCURY;

ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHENOID ERUPTION; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMATITIS;

DENTAL AMALGAM; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; MERCURY; STOMATITIS;

EID: 10344223548     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.140.12.1524     Document Type: Editorial

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