Allergic contact dermatitis from a neoprene elbow splint

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 179-

  Thomson, K F ^a   Wilkinson, S M ^a   Chalmers, R J G ^b   Beck, M H ^b  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Diphenylthiourea; Neoprene; Orthopaedic splint; Rubber

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; NEOPRENE; PENICILLIN V; PREDNISOLONE; TALC; THIOUREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; SPLINT; TENNIS ELBOW; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; NEOPRENE; PATCH TESTS; SPLINTS; TENNIS ELBOW;

EID: 15644377985     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05697.x     Document Type: Article

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