Allergic contact dermatitis from cera alba (purified propolis) in a lip balm and candy

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 312-313

  Jensen, Charlotte D ^a,b   Andersen, Klaus E ^a,b  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b National Allergy Research Centre   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Beeswax; Cera alba; Contact allergy; Cosmetics; Propolis

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; PROPOLIS; SUGAR;

ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CASE REPORT; CHEILITIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADULT; CANDY; COSMETICS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROPOLIS;

EID: 33749579445     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2006.00801.x     Document Type: Article

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