Shoe dermatitis due to colophonium used as leather tanning or finishing agent in Portuguese shoes

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 59-

  Strauss, R M ^a   Wilkinson, S M ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Colophonium; Leather tanning; Shoe dermatitis

Indexed keywords

ESTER; ROSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATITIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; PORTUGAL; SHOE;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOOT DERMATOSES; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS; PORTUGAL; RESINS, PLANT; SHOES; TANNING;

EID: 18544389717     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2002.470120.x     Document Type: Article

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