Can an imidazolidinyl urea-preserved corticosteroid cream be safely used in individuals hypersensitive to formaldehyde?

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-34

  Isaksson, Marléne ^a,c   Gruvberger, Birgitta ^a   Goon, Anthony T J ^b   Bruze, Magnus ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical relevance; Contact allergy; Corticosteroid cream; Experimental eczema; Formaldehyde; Imidazolidinyl urea; Repetitive usage test

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; FORMALDEHYDE; GERMALL 115; NICKEL SULFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STABILITY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALING; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREA;

EID: 33645067141     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2006.00742.x     Document Type: Article

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