Formaldehyde-negative allergic contact dermatitis from melamine- formaldehyde resin

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 194-196

  Aalto Korte, K ^a   Jolanki, R ^a   Estlander, T ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chipboard; Contact allergy; Laboratory work; Melamine formaldehyde resin; Occupational; Plywood industry

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BALSAM; FORMALDEHYDE; FRAGRANCE; GLUE; MELAMINE; NICKEL SULFATE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PATCH TEST; TEXTILE FINISHING;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; MALE; RESINS, SYNTHETIC; TRIAZINES; WOOD;

EID: 1242269911     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2003.0219.x     Document Type: Article

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