Mentha pulegium contact dermatitis

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 355-

  Roe E ^a   Serra Baldrich, E ^a   Dalmau, J ^a   Peramiquel, L ^a   Perez M ^a   Granel, C ^a   Alomar, A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Contact dermatitis; Mentha pulegium; Pennyroyal

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DESQUAMATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HAND EDEMA; HUMAN; MENTHA PULEGIUM; PATCH TEST; PRURIGO;

EID: 29244461710     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2005.0592e.x     Document Type: Article

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