Relevance of positive patch test reactions in patients attending a dermatology tertiary referral centre

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 255-257

  Goon, Anthony Teik Jin ^a   Goh, Chee Leok ^a  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Chromate; Clinical relevance; Cobalt; Colophonium; Nickel; p phenylenediamine; Patch testing; Thiuram mix

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; COBALT CHLORIDE; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; DISULFIRAM; FRAGRANCE; NEOMYCIN; NICKEL SULFATE; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; ROSIN; SODIUM AUROTHIOSULFATE;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATCH TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN CARE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ALLERGENS; AMBULATORY CARE; COHORT STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATCH TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGAPORE;

EID: 1642393305     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2003.0245.x     Document Type: Article

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