Parthenium dermatitis: Is it a systemic contact dermatitis or an airborne contact dermatitis?

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 51, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 231-234

  Mahajan, Vikram K ^a   Sharma, Nand Lal ^a   Sharma, Ramesh Chander ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Airborne contact dermatitis; Compositae; Parthenium hysterophorus; Plants; Systemic contact dermatitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS; PATCH TEST; PATHOLOGY; PLANT GROWTH; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; WEED;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ASTERACEAE; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; PATCH TESTS; PRURITUS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; VASCULITIS, HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 11144334725     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2004.00400.x     Document Type: Article

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