Allergic contact dermatitis in children

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 385-390

  Militello, Giuseppe ^a   Jacob, Sharon E ^b   Crawford, Glen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Allergic contact dermatitis; Children; Dermatitis; Infants; Nickel; Patch testing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; DYE; FRAGRANCE; HENNA; NICKEL; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; RUBBER; SHAMPOO;

AGE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; GENDER; HUMAN; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PATCH TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; CHILD; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747476014     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mop.0000236387.56709.6d     Document Type: Review

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