Isoflurane: An uncommon cause of occupational airborne contact dermatitis

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 286-

  Caraffini, Stefano ^a   Ricci, Francesco ^a   Assalve, Danilo ^a   Lisi, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airborne contact dermatitis; Allergic contact dermatitis; Anaesthetics; Health care personnel; Isoflurane; Occupational

Indexed keywords

INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; ISOFLURANE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 14444278966     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05749.x     Document Type: Article

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