Allergic contact dermatitis to copolymers in cosmetics - Case report and review of the literature

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 257-267

  Quartier, Sarah ^a   Garmyn, Marjan ^a   Becart, Sophie ^a   Goossens, An ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Copolymer; Cosmetics; Methoxy PEG 17 dodecyl glycol; Methoxy PEG 22 dodecyl glycol; Phthalic anhydride trimellitic anhydride glycols copolymer; Polyvinyl methyl maleic acid copolymer; PVP 1 triacontene; PVP eicosene

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; COSMETIC; HAPTEN; MACROGOL; METHOXYPOLYETHYLENEGLYCOL 17 DODECYL GLYCOL COPOLYMER; METHOXYPOLYETHYLENEGLYCOL 22 DODECYL GLYCOL COPOLYMER; PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE; PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE GLYCOL COPOLYMER; POLYVINYL METHYL MALEIC ACID ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMER; POVIDONE; POVIDONE 1 TRIACONTENE COPOLYMER; POVIDONE EICOSENE COPOLYMER; POVIDONE HEXADECENE COPOLYMER; SUNSCREEN; TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; CAS REGISTRY; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PATCH TEST; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; SKIN ALLERGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; WOUND DRESSING;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; COSMETICS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HUMANS; MALE; MALEIC ANHYDRIDES; PHARMACEUTIC AIDS; PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYMERS; POLYVINYLS; POVIDONE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 33749566801     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2006.00960.x     Document Type: Review

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