Baboon syndrome induced by mercury - First case report in China

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 356-357

  Wen, Liping ^a   Yin, Jia ^a   Ma, Dong Lai ^a   Lanier, Bob ^b  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

^b University of North Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Baboon syndrome; Mercury; Systemic contact dermatitis

Indexed keywords

CETIRIZINE; MERBROMIN; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BABOON SYNDROME; BLOOD LEVEL; BUTTOCK; CASE REPORT; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; LEG; PAPULE; PATCH TEST; PRURITUS; RASH; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; MERCURY POISONING; PATCH TESTS; SYNDROME;

EID: 34250685274     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2006.01039.x     Document Type: Article

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