Allergic contact dermatitis to guggul extract contained in an anticellulite gel-cream

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 226-227

  Kolonte A ^a   Guillot, B ^a   Raison Peyron, N ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Anticellulite gel cream; Guggul extract

Indexed keywords

ANTICELLULITE AGENT; COMMIPHORA EXTRACT; CORTICOSTEROID; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE BUTYRATE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LIPIDOSIS; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; PATCH TEST; PRURITUS; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADULT; COMMIPHORA; COSMETICS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT GUMS;

EID: 33645723653     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2006.0775m.x     Document Type: Article

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