Contact sensitivity and systemic reaction to pseudoephedrine and lignocaine

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-

  Downs, Anthony M R ^a   Lear, John T ^a   Wallington, Tim B ^b   Sansom, Jane E ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Cross sensitization; Dental patients; Emla cream; Lignocaine; Local anaesthetics; Medicaments; Prilocaine; Pseudoephedrine; Systemic contact dermatitis

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT SENSITIVITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EPHEDRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; LIDOCAINE; PATCH TESTS; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 18744430460     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05811.x     Document Type: Article

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