Genital allergy

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 4-7

  Sonnex, C ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BENZOCAINE; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; BIOCIDE; BUTYL NITRITE; CHLOROCRESOL; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CROTAMITON; DRUG ADDITIVE; DRUG PRESERVATIVE; DRUG VEHICLE; ECONAZOLE; ETHYLENEDIAMINE; FRAMYCETIN; IMIDAZOLE; INK; LATEX; LIDOCAINE; MICONAZOLE; MYCOLOG; NEOMYCIN; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; STEROID; THIORIDAZINE; TIOCONAZOLE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VINBLASTINE;

ALLERGIC URTICARIA; ALLERGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ATOPY; BRONCHOSPASM; CANDIDA; COITUS; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EDEMA; EXERCISE; FOOD ALLERGY; GENITAL ALLERGY; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; LARYNX EDEMA; NOSE CONGESTION; PATCH TEST; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; PRURITUS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; REVIEW; SEMINAL PLASMA; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN TEST; SNEEZING; URINE; VULVA DISEASE; VULVA PRURITUS; VULVITIS; VULVOVAGINITIS;

FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE;

EID: 1242314728     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2003.005132     Document Type: Review

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