Allergic contact dermatitis from colophonium, turpentine and ebony in a violinist presenting as fiddler's neck

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 258-259

  Kuner, Norbert ^a   Jappe, Uta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Colophonium; Musicians; Turpentine; Violinist

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ROSIN; TURPENTINE;

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHEMA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; MUSICIAN; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC; NECK; PATCH TESTS; RESINS, PLANT; TURPENTINE;

EID: 3042593784     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2004.0301i.x     Document Type: Article

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