Allergic contact dermatitis due to rosemary

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 179-180

  Serra, Esther ^a   Vila, Antonia ^a   Peramiquel, Laura ^a   Dalmau, Joan ^a   Granel, Carmen ^a   Alomar, Agustin ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Carnosol; Plants; Rosemary; Rosmarinus officinalis

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CAFFEIC ACID; CARNOSIC ACID; CARNOSOL; NATURAL PRODUCT; PHYTOPOLYPHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; ROSMARINIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; CROSS REACTION; ECZEMA; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; ROSEMARY; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN DEFECT;

DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DITERPENES, ABIETANE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHENANTHRENES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; ROSMARINUS;

EID: 24744442773     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2005.0407l.x     Document Type: Article

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