Allergic contact dermatitis to sorbitan sesquioleate in Adaptic® wound dressing

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-56

  De Waard Van Der Spek, F B ^a   Devillers, A C A ^a   Oranje, A P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptic non adhering dressings; Allergic contact dermatitis; Emulsifier; Recalcitrant wound; Sorbitan sesquioleate

Indexed keywords

'ADAPTIC'; CORTICOSTEROID; SORBITAN SESQUIOLEATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT ALLERGY; DESQUAMATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ECZEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; MALE; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND DRESSING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BANDAGES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EMULSIFYING AGENTS; FEMALE; HEXOSES; HUMANS; MALE; PATCH TESTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34250657046     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.01075.x     Document Type: Article

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