The role of patch testing in perineal disorders affecting women

Exogenous Dermatology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 178-183

  Batchelor, R J ^a,b   Young, H S ^a   Beck, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergy; Contact dermatitis; Cosmetics; Dyes; Fragrances; Medicaments; Patch testing; Perineum; Rubber; Vulva

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOAZOBENZENE; AMERCHOL L 101; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BENZOCAINE; CHINESE DRUG; CHLORQUINALDOL; CINCHOCAINE; CINNAMALDEHYDE; CINNAMYL ALCOHOL; CLIOQUINOL; CONTACT ALLERGEN; COSMETIC; DYE; EUGENOL; FRAMYCETIN; GERANIOL; HYDROXYCITRONELLAL; LIDOCAINE; LUBRICATING AGENT; PERFUME; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; RUBBER; TETRACAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATCH TEST; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; VULVA; VULVA PRURITUS;

EID: 1642588349     PISSN: 14244616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000076798     Document Type: Review

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