Vulvar susceptibility to contact irritants and allergens: A review

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 272, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-172

  Farage, Miranda A ^a  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Irritant contact dermatitis; Keratinization; Permeability; Vulvar epithelium

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; ETHYLENEDIAMINE; FRAMYCETIN; IRRITANT AGENT; MYCOLOG; NEOMYCIN; SODIUM METABISULFITE;

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; HYDRATION; HYGIENE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; KERATINIZATION; NEURODERMATITIS; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN PERMEABILITY; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TISSUE STRUCTURE; VULVA DISEASE; VULVITIS;

ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; VULVA; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 21744431996     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-005-0732-4     Document Type: Article

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