Sodium metabisulfite allergy is common but is it relevant?

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 173-176

  Madan, Vishal ^a   Walker, Stephen L ^a   Beck, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Metabisulfites; Occupational allergic contact dermatitis; Sodium metabisulfite; Sulfites

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PARENTERAL SOLUTION; SODIUM METABISULFITE;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN SENSITIZATION; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; SKIN; SULFITES;

EID: 34547795736     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.01188.x     Document Type: Article

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