Occupational contact dermatitis to a limonene-based solvent in a histopathology technician

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-112

  Foti, Caterina ^a   Zambonin, Carlo G ^a   Conserva, Anna ^a   Casulli, Claudia ^a   D'Accolti, Lucia ^a   Angelini, Gianni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contact dermatitis; Hand eczema; Histopathology technician; Oxidized limonene

Indexed keywords

LIMONENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECZEMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PATCH TEST; PHOTOPATCH TEST; SAFETY;

ALLERGENS; CYCLOHEXENES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; SOLVENTS; TERPENES;

EID: 33846423518     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.00995.x     Document Type: Article

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