Contact urticaria to phthalic anhydride

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 422-423

  Gutiérrez Fernández, Diego ^a   Fuentes Vallejo, M S ^b   Rueda Ygueravides, M D ^a   Bartolome Zavala B ^c   Foncubierta Fernandez A ^d   Leon Jimenez A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b Allergomedic Allergy and Asthma Clinic   (Spain)

^c Department of Research and Development ^*  (Spain)

^d Joaquin Pece Health Center   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contact urticaria; Maleic anhydride; Occupational allergy; Phthalic anhydride; Polyester resin

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT URTICARIA; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRICK TEST;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDES; SKIN TESTS; URTICARIA;

EID: 36849042993     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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