Are adverse skin reactions to cosmetics underestimated in the clinical assessment of contact dermatitis? A prospective study among 1075 patients attending Swedish patch test clinics

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 291-295

  Lindberg, Agnus ^a,g   Tammela, Monica ^b   Boström, Åsa ^c   Fischer, Torkel ^d   Inerot, Annica ^e   Sundberg, Karin ^f   Berne, Berit ^b,c  

^a Stockholm Centre of Public Health   (Sweden)

^b Medical Product Agency   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g Norrbacka ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adverse reactions; Contact allergy; Contact dermatitis; Cosmetics and skin care products; Patch testing

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CARE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST; SWEDEN;

ALLERGENS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COSMETICS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATCH TESTS; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN;

EID: 3242696154     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015550410025921     Document Type: Article

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