Absence of contact sensitization to Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 332-334

  Reider, Norbert ^a   Issa, A ^a   Hawranek, T ^b   Schuster, C ^c   Aberer, W ^c   Kofler, H ^d   Fritsch, P ^a   Hausen, B M ^e  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^d Hall in Tirol   (Austria)

^e Dermatology Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Aloe vera; Dermatitis; Liliaceae; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAQUINONE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOHYDRATE;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ALOE VERA; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PLANT LEAF; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 29244436676     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2005.00713.x     Document Type: Article

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