Strong allergic patch test reactions may indicate a general disposition for contact allergy

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 364-369

  Brasch, J ^a   Schnuch, A ^b   Uter, W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contact allergy; Contact sensitization; Fragrance mix; Nickel sulfate; Patch test reactions

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; FRAGRANCE; NICKEL SULFATE;

ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICKEL; PATCH TESTS; PERFUME; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33644920666     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.00998.x     Document Type: Article

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