Allergic contact dermatitis to guggul in a slimming cream

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 286-287

  Salavert, Magali ^a,b   Amarger, Stephanie ^a,b   Ferrier Le Bouedec, Marie Christine ^b   Roger, Hugues ^b   Souteyrand, Pierre ^a,b   D'incan, Michel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Commiphora mukul; Cosmetics; Guggul; Phytotherapy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GUGGUL; RESIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN ALLERGY;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ALLERGENS; BUTTOCKS; COMMIPHORA; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 34247233258     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2006.00885.x     Document Type: Article

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