Cutaneous contact urticaria to pyrethrum-real?, common?, or not documented?: An evidence-based approach

Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-72

  Franzosa, Jill A ^a   Osimitz, Thomas G ^a   Maibach, Howard I ^b  

^a Science Strategies LLC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic conjunctivitis; Allergic rhinitis; Anaphylaxis; Asthma; Compositae; Contact urticaria; Cross sensitivity; Insecticide; Pesticide; Pyrethrin; Pyrethrum; Type I hypersensitivity

Indexed keywords

CINERIN; CINERIN 2; INSECTICIDE; JASMOLIN 1; JASMOLIN 2; PYRETHRIN; PYRETHRIN I; PYRETHRIN II; PYRETHROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTACT URTICARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PYRETHRUM; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

ASTHMA; CHRYSANTHEMUM CINERARIIFOLIUM; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PYRETHRINS; RHINITIS; URTICARIA;

ASTERACEAE; TANACETUM CINERARIIFOLIUM;

EID: 34247581982     PISSN: 15569527     EISSN: 15569535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15569520601183880     Document Type: Article

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