Contact allergy to farnesol in 2021 consecutively patch tested patients. Results of the IVDK

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 117-121

  Schnuch, Axel ^a   Uter, Wolfgang ^b   Geier, Johannes ^a   Lessmann, Holger ^a   Frosch, Peter J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

CAS 4602 84 0; Contact allergy; Farnesol; Fragrance mix; Myroxylon pereirae; Propolis

Indexed keywords

FARNESOL; FRAGRANCE; PROPOLIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYROXYLON; OFFICE WORKER; PATCH TEST; RISK; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FARNESOL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MYROXYLON; PATCH TESTS; PERFUME; PROPOLIS;

EID: 2942607293     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2004.0313.x     Document Type: Article

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