Patch testing with methyldibromo glutaronitrile, a multicentre study within the EECDRG

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-18

  Gruvberger, Birgitta ^a   Andersen, K E ^b   Brandao F M ^c   Bruynzeel, D P ^d   Bruze, M ^a   Frosch, P J ^e   Goossens, A ^f   Lahti, A ^g   Lindberg, M ^h   Menne T ⁱ   Orton, D ^j   Seidenari, S ^k  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c HOSPITAL GARCIA DE ORTA   (Portugal)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^h STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

ⁱ GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^j AMERSHAM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

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Author keywords

1,2 dibromo 2,4 dicyanobutane; Adverse reactions; Allergic contact dermatitis; CAS 35691 65 7; Contact allergy; European standard test series; Euxyl k400; Methyldibromo glutaronitrile; Preservative; Tektamer 38

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO 2 BROMOMETHYLGLUTARONITRILE; ALLERGEN; IRRITANT AGENT; NITRILE; PETROLATUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT ALLERGY; EUROPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATCH TEST; REPEATED OPEN APPLICATION TEST; SKIN ALLERGY;

ALLERGENS; COSMETICS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NITRILES; PATCH TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 20044366176     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2005.00480.x     Document Type: Article

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