Systemic contact dermatitis from herbal and homeopathic preparations used for herpes virus treatment

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 223-226

  Cardinali, Carla ^a,b   Francalanci, Stefano ^a   Giomi, Barbara ^a   Caproni, Marzia ^a   Sertoli, Achille ^a   Fabbri, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Dipto di Scienze Dermatologiche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Herpes virus infection; Homeopathy; Mother tincture; Plant extracts; Rhus toxicodendron

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; RHUS TOXICODENDRON EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HERPES; HERPES VIRUS; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; ITALY; PATCH TEST; PATHOGENESIS; POISON IVY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RHUS TOXICODENDRON; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN TEST; TINCTURE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; DERMATITIS, TOXICODENDRON; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, TOXIC; TOXICODENDRON;

EID: 2442471098     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015550410023293     Document Type: Article

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