Patch test results with patients'own perfumes, deodorants and shaving lotions: Results of the IVDK 1998-2002

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 374-379

  Uter, Wolfgang ^a,d   Geier, J ^b   Schnuch, A ^b   Frosch, P J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^d Department of Medical Informatics Biometry and Epidemiology ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical epidemiolgy; Contactallergy; Fragrance; Patch testing

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; DEODORANT AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLPENTYLCYCLOHEXENE CARBOXALDEHYE; PERFUME; PROPOLIS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YLANG YLANG OIL;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTACT SENSITIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVERNIA PRUNASTRI; HUMAN; MYROXYLON; MYROXYLON PEREIRAE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALDEHYDES; BALSAMS; CYCLOHEXENES; DEODORANTS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EUGENOL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; PATCH TESTS; PERFUME; PROPOLIS; RESINS, PLANT; SOAPS; TURPENTINE;

EID: 33846964128     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01973.x     Document Type: Article

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