Severe adverse cutaneous reaction to insulin due to cresol sensitivity

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 119-120

  Rajpar, S F ^a   Foulds, I S ^a   Abdullah, A ^a   Maheshwari, M ^a  

^a SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Cresol; Insulin

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; ALLERGEN; CHLOROCRESOL; CRESOL; INSULIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; EXFOLIATIVE DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRESOLS; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INSULIN;

EID: 33745880083     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2006.0866g.x     Document Type: Article

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