Mercury pink exanthem after dental amalgam placement [11]

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 377-378

  Pigatto, P D ^a   Brambilla, L ^b   Guzzi, Gianpaolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Italian Association for Metals and Biocompatibility Research   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; MERCURY; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MERCURY PINK EXANTHEM; PAPULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RASH; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN DEFECT; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADOLESCENT; DENTAL AMALGAM; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; MERCURY; PATCH TESTS; SKIN;

EID: 39049100774     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02332.x     Document Type: Letter

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