Allergic contact urticaria caused by a chameleon: Expression of sensitization to Ficus benjamina;Allergische kontakturtikaria durch ein chamäleon: Ausdruck einer sensibilisierung gegen Ficus benjamina

Hautarzt

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1156-1159

  Sesztak Greinecker, G ^a,b   Hemmer, W ^a   Gotz M ^a   Jarisch, R ^a  

^a FAZ Floridsdorfer Allergiezentrum Wien ^*  (Austria)

^b FAZ Floridsdorfer Allergiezentrum   (Austria)

Author keywords

Allergen carrier; Allergenic milky sap; Chameleon; Contact urticaria; Ficus benjamina

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTACT DERMATITIS; ERYTHEMA; FICUS; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT; PLANT; POLLEN; RECURRENT DISEASE; REPTILE; SENSITIZATION; SKIN; URTICARIA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FICUS; HUMANS; LIZARDS; MALE; PATCH TESTS; RATS; URTICARIA;

EID: 28344439430     PISSN: 00178470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00105-004-0886-1     Document Type: Article

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