Two cases of compositae dermatitis exacerbated by moisturizer containing feverfew

Dermatitis

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 225-229

  Killoran, Christina E ^b   Crawford, Glen H ^b   Pedvis Leftick, Anita ^a  

^a ROGER WILLIAMS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; DESONIDE; PARTHENOLIDE; PETROLATUM; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EAR; EYELID; FACE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NECK; PATCH TEST; PLANT DERMATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SKIN CARE; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; COSMETICS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM;

EID: 37349042479     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6620.2007.06063     Document Type: Article

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