Are concomitant patch test reactions to epoxy resin and BIS-GMA indicative of cross-reactivity?

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 376-380

  Geier, Johannes ^a   Lessmann, Holger ^a   Uter, Wolfgang ^b   Schnuch, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

BIS GMA; Bisphenol A diglycidyl methacrylate; CAS 1565 94 2; Cross reaction; Diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A; Epoxy resin; Methacrylates

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BISPHENOL A DIGLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE; EPOXY RESIN; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PATCH TEST;

ALLERGENS; BISPHENOL A-GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE; CROSS REACTIONS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; EPOXY RESINS; GERMANY; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 35848943030     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.01249.x     Document Type: Article

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