Allergic contact dermatitis due to Zantedeschia aethiopica

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 46-47

  Minciullo, Paola Lucia ^a   Fazio, Enza ^a   Patafi, Mariella ^a   Gangemi, Sebastiano ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Araceae; Calla lily; Zantedeschia aethiopica

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; PRURITUS; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN REDNESS; ZANTEDESCHIA; ZANTEDESCHIA AETHIOPICA;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; GARDENING; HUMANS; SKIN TESTS; ZANTEDESCHIA;

EID: 33845547968     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.00956.x     Document Type: Article

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