Delayed hypersensitivity to isopropyl alcohol

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 287-

  Vujevich, Justin ^a   Zirwas, Matthew ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Blood draw; Isopropyl alcohol; Phlebotomy

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LATEX;

ADULT; ALLERGIC URTICARIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DERMATOLOGY NURSING; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; PHLEBOTOMY; PRURITUS; PUNCTURE;

EID: 34247257375     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.00915.x-i1     Document Type: Article

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