Contact allergy to methyldibromo glutaronitrile - Data from a 'front line' network

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 138-141

  Johansen, Jeanne Duus ^a   Veien, Niels K ^b   Laurberg, Grete ^b   Kaaber, Knud ^c   Thormann, Jens ^d   Lauritzen, Martin ^a   Avnstorp, Christian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Dermatology Clinic Aalborg   (Denmark)

^c Dermatology Clinic   (Denmark)

^d Dermatology Clinic   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Biocides; Contact allergy; Cosmetics; Hand eczema; Health care workers; Liquid soaps; Methyldibromo glutaronitrile; Occupational; Preservatives

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO 2 BROMOMETHYLGLUTARONITRILE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOCIDE; COSMETIC; PRESERVATIVE; SOAP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CREAM; DENMARK; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; FEMALE; HAND ECZEMA; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATCH TEST; PATIENT CARE; PRIVATE PRACTICE;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; COSMETICS; DENMARK; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRILES; PATCH TESTS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 17444420685     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2005.00524.x     Document Type: Article

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