Barber's hair sinus in a female hairdresser: Uncommon manifestation of an occupational dermatosis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 209-211

  Schroder C M ^a   Merk, H F ^a   Frank, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Barber's disease; Barber'shair sinus; Interdigital pilonidal sinus; Occupational dermatosis; Pilonidal sinus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOOT; HAIRDRESSER; HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; MELANOMA; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PILONIDAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PENETRATION; WOUND HEALING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FOREIGN BODY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SKIN DISEASE;

BARBERING; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOOT; FOOT DERMATOSES; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33646230564     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01400.x     Document Type: Article

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