Clinicopathologic features of systemic contact dermatitis from ethylenediamine in cetirizine and levocetirizine [2]

Dermatology

Volumn 213, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 353-355

  Cusano, Francesco ^a   Ferrara, Gerardo ^a   Crisman, Giuliana ^b   Sarracco, Giovanni ^a   Zalaudek, Iris ^c   Argenziano, Giuseppe ^c  

^a G RUMMO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Cetirizine; Ethylenediamine; Levocetirizine; Systemic allergic contact dermatitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANFOCORT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; CETIRIZINE; DEFLAZACORT; ETHYLENEDIAMINE; HALCINONIDE; LEVOCETIRIZINE; NEOMYCIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SYSTEMIC DISEASE;

ALLERGENS; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; CETIRIZINE; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DRUG ERUPTIONS; ETHYLENEDIAMINES; FEMALE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS, NON-SEDATING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PIPERAZINES;

EID: 33751535154     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000096203     Document Type: Letter

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