Acute, short-lasting rhinitis due to camomile-scented toilet paper in patients allergic to compositae

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 330-331

  Scala, Guglielmo ^a,b  

^a Loreto Crispi Hospital   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Loreto Crispi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Camomile; Toilet paper

Indexed keywords

CHAMOMILE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; BATH; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; PAPER; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SYMPTOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ALLERGENS; CHAMOMILE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAPER; PERFUME; PLANT EXTRACTS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RHINITIS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 33645466391     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000091605     Document Type: Article

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