Allergic contact dermatitis caused by parabens in a compress

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 317-

  Oiso, N ^a,c   Fukai, K ^b   Ishii, M ^b  

^a Saiseikai Tondabayashi Hospital   (Japan)

^b OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Tondabayashi Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Compress; Cosmetics; Medicaments; Methyl paraben; Paraben paradox; Propyl paraben

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; OINTMENT; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY;

EID: 3042802530     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2004.00341d.x     Document Type: Article

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