An epidemic of allergic contact dermatitis due to epilating products

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 67-70

  Goossens, A ^a   Armingaud, P ^d   Avenel Audran, M ^e   Begon Bagdassarian, I ^j   Constandt, L ^b   Giordano Labadie, F ^f   Girardin, P ^g   Coz, C J L E ^h   Milpied Homsi, B ⁱ   Nootens, C ^k   Pecquet, C ^l   Tennstedt, D ^c   Vanhecke, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER RÉGIONAL D ORLÉANS   (France)

^e ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f CHU PURPAN   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

ⁱ NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^j Private Allergologist   (France)

^k Centre Hospitalier Moliere Longchamp   (Belgium)

^l HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

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Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Cosmetics; Epilatory products; Ester gums; Lauryl alcohol; Methoxy PEG 22 dodecyl glycol copolymer; Modified colophonium

Indexed keywords

COBALT; COPOLYMER; CORTICOSTEROID; COSMETIC; LAURYL ALCOHOL; NICKEL; RESIN; ROSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; SENSITIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; COHORT STUDIES; COSMETICS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRANCE; HAIR REMOVAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PATCH TESTS; RISK FACTORS; WAXES;

EID: 18744407255     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2002.470202.x     Document Type: Article

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