Phytophotodermatitis caused by contact with a fig tree (Ficus carica)

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 1259, 2007, Pages

  Derraik, José G B ^a   Rademaker, Marius ^b  

^a Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

^b WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; BERGAPTEN; CORTICOSTEROID; FUROCOUMARIN; LAVENDER OIL; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PSORALEN DERIVATIVE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLISTER; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; ERYTHEMA; FICUS; FIG; FOREARM; FORESTRY; GARDENING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; ORCHARD MANAGEMENT; PLANT DERMATITIS; RASH; TREE; ARM; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ARM; BLISTER; DERMATITIS, PHOTOTOXIC; FICUS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 34548383465     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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