Sunscreen allergy: A review of epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and responsible allergens

Dermatitis

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-11

  Scheuer, Elyse ^a   Warshaw, Erin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 (4 METHYLBENZYLIDENE)CAMPHOR; 4 AMINOBENZOIC ACID; 4 AMINOBENZOIC ACID GLYCEROL ESTER; 4 DIMETHYLAMINOBENZOIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL ESTER; 4 METHOXYCINNAMIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL ESTER; ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ALLERGEN; ANTHRANILIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AVOBENZONE; BENZOPHENONE; BENZOTRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CINNAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CINOXATE; CONTRALUM ULTRA; DIBENZOYLMETHANE DERIVATIVE; DIOXYBENZONE; DROMETRIZOLE; ENSULIZOLE; HOMOSALATE; MEXENONE; OCTOCRYLENE; OCTYL TRIAZONE; OXYBENZONE; PADIMATE; SALICYLIC ACID BENZYL ESTER; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SALICYLIC ACID OCTYL ESTER; SULISOBENZONE; SUNSCREEN; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATOPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPNEA; ECZEMA; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; PHOTOALLERGY; PHOTOPATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN ALLERGY; SUNSCREEN ALLERGY; SYMPTOM; SYNCOPE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; URTICARIA;

ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, PHOTOALLERGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATCH TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 33645910505     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6620.2006.05017     Document Type: Review

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