Tixocortol pivalate: What is the right concentration?

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-46

  Kalavala, Manjunatha ^a   Statham, Barry N ^a   Green, Cathy M ^b   King, Clodagh ^c   Ormerod, Anthony D ^d   Sansom, Jane ^e   English, John S C ^f   Wilkinson, Mark S ^g   Horne, Helen ^h   Gawkrodger, David ⁱ  

^a SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^f QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^g LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^h JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Corticosteroid; Medicaments; Standard series; Tixocortol pivalate

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PETROLATUM; TIXOCORTOL PIVALATE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DERMATITIS; DISEASE MARKER; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATCH TEST; SCREENING TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TWO TAILED TEST; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 34250635973     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.01136.x     Document Type: Article

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