Contact allergy from phenoxyethanol in Fitostimoline gauzes

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 241-

  Gallo, Rosella ^a   Marro, I ^a   Sorbara, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Euxyl K400; Fitostimoline ; Methyldibromo glutaronitrile; Occlusive dressing; Phenoxyethanol; Polysensitized patient; Stasis dermatitis; Topical medicaments

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO 2 BROMOMETHYLGLUTARONITRILE; 2 PHENOXYETHANOL; BENZOCAINE; EUXYL K 400; FRAGRANCE; GLUTARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PRESERVATIVE; SOAP; TOPICAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT ALLERGY; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; PATCH TEST; SENSITIZATION; WHEAT; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 27144535921     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2005.0670i.x     Document Type: Article

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