Allergic contact dermatitis from ophthalmic products: Can pre-treatment with sodium lauryl sulfate increase patch test sensitivity?

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 239-241

  Corazza, Monica ^a   Virgili, Annarosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eyedrops; Ophthalmic medicaments; Patch tests; SLS

Indexed keywords

AGENTS ACTING ON THE EYE; ANIONIC SURFACTANT; BETACLAR; BIMATOPROST; CARTEOLOL; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; DORZOLAMIDE; EYE DROPS; IRRITANT AGENT; LATANOPROST; NICKEL; PHENYLEPHRINE; THIOMERSAL; TIMOLOL MALEATE;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG PENETRATION; ECZEMA; ERYTHEMA; EVALUATION; EYELID DISEASE; EYELID EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; PATCH TEST; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN SENSITIVITY; STRATUM CORNEUM; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EYELIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PATCH TESTS; PREMEDICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE;

EID: 19944401224     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2005.00606.x     Document Type: Review

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