Allergic contact dermatitis caused by white petrolatum on damaged skin

Dermatitis

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 201-203

  Tam, Christine C ^a   Elston, Dirk M ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG VEHICLE; EMULSIFYING AGENT; PRESERVATIVE; STEROID; WHITE PETROLATUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATITIS; HUMAN; MALE; OINTMENT; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN DEFECT;

DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENT BASES; PETROLATUM; SKIN;

EID: 33846492958     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6620.2006.06010     Document Type: Article

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