Allergic contact dermatitis to mango flesh

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 195-196

  Weinstein, Sari ^a   Bassiri Tehrani, Shirley ^a   Cohen, David E ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FLUOCINONIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; LORATADINE; NICKEL; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; ERYTHEMA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LICHENOID ERUPTION; MANGO; PAPULE; PATCH TEST; PRURITUS; SKIN ALLERGY; URTICARIA;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ARM; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANGIFERA; NECK; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 1842435159     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.01703.x     Document Type: Article

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