Correlation between laser Doppler perfusion imaging and visual scoring of patch test sites in subjects with experimentally induced allergic and irritant contact reactions

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 64-66

  Goon, Anthony Teik Jin ^a   Leow, Yung Hian ^a   Chan, Yiong Huak ^b   Goh, Chee Leok ^a  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b Clinical Trials and Epidemiology Research Unit   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Irritant contact dermatitis; Laser Doppler perfusion imaging; Patch test; Visual scoring

Indexed keywords

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; FRAGRANCE; NICKEL; NICKEL SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MEASUREMENT; PATCH TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN IRRITATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; NICKEL; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 1042304266     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2004.00060.x     Document Type: Article

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