Allergic contact dermatitis to thiourea in a neoprene knee brace

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-69

  Sakata, Shinichiro ^a,b   Cahill, Jennifer ^b   Nixon, Rosemary ^b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION   (Australia)

^c Occupational Dermatology Research and Education Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accelerator; Dibutylthiourea; Diethylthiourea; Diphenylthiourea; Patch test; Polychloroprene; Synthetic rubber

Indexed keywords

DUODERM; NEOPRENE; OPSITE; RUBBER; THIOUREA;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRACE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; PAPULAR RASH; PATCH TEST; PRURITUS; SKIN ALLERGY;

AGED; BRACES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; NEOPRENE; SKIN TESTS; THIOUREA;

EID: 33645009913     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2006.00228.x     Document Type: Article

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