Vulvar dermatoses - Irritant and allergic contact dermatitis of the vulva

Dermatology

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-149

  Bauer, A ^a   Rodiger C ^a   Greif, C ^a   Kaatz, M ^a   Elsner, P ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Irritant contact dermatitis; Vulva

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALLERGEN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; ARNICA MONTANA EXTRACT; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BENZOCAINE; BUFEXAMAC; CHAMOMILE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CINCHOCAINE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CORTICOSTEROID; FRAMYCETIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMIQUIMOD; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NEOMYCIN; NONOXINOL 9; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; PROPOLIS;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; HERPES; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN SENSITIZATION; VAGINA CONTRACEPTION; VULVA DISEASE;

ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 16244384591     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000082570     Document Type: Review

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