A review of sunscreens and their adverse reactions

Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-35

  Pustišek, Nives ^a   Lipozenčić, Jasna ^b   Ljubojevic, Suzana ^b  

^a Alergologiju I Reumatologiju S Klini kom Imunologijom   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adverse reaction to sunscreens; Sun protection factor; Sunscreens; UVA protection methods

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; 4 AMINOBENZOIC ACID; 4 ISOPROPYLDIBENZOYLMETHANE; 4 METHOXYCINNAMIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL ESTER; ALPHA INTERMEDIN; ANTIOXIDANT; AVOBENZONE; BENZOPHENONE; BENZOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; CAMPHOR DERIVATIVE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CINNAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DEEPAN; DRUG VEHICLE; EMULSIFYING AGENT; ENISILIZOLE; GENISTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 12; KETOPROFEN; MEXENONE; MUSK AMBRETTE; OCTOCRYLENE; OXYBENZONE; POLYPHENOL; PRESERVATIVE; PROMETHAZINE; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SUNSCREEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN D; EXCIPIENT;

BURNING SENSATION; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTACT URTICARIA; CROSS REACTION; DRUG MECHANISM; ECZEMA; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PATCH TEST; PHOTOALLERGY; PHOTOTOXICITY; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SKIN IRRITATION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ARTICLE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN; SUNBURN;

EXCIPIENTS; HUMANS; SKIN; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 20344405473     PISSN: 1330027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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