Concomitant allergic contact dermatitis due to Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) and Thymus vulgaris (thyme)

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-50

  Martínez González, M Covadonga ^a   Goday Buján, J Jaime ^a   Martínez Gómez, Walter ^a   Fonseca Capdevila, Eduardo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Concomitant reaction; Cross sensitivity; Poultice; Rosemary; Thyme; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; THYME OIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; ECZEMA; HUMAN; MALE; MYALGIA; PATCH TEST; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; POULTICE; PRURITUS; ROSEMARY; SKIN ALLERGY; THYME;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BANDAGES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; ROSMARINUS; THYMUS PLANT;

EID: 33845534541     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.00951.x     Document Type: Article

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