Allergic contact dermatitis from topical medicaments

Expert Review of Dermatology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-42

  Goossens, An ^a   Medeiros, Sandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b HOSPITAL CURRY CABRAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Antibiotics; Antimycotics; Antiseptic; Antiviral; Corticosteroid; Topical anesthetic; Topical medicament; Topical NSAIDS

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BUDESONIDE; BUPIVACAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXKETOPROFEN; ETHANOLAMINE; ETHYLENEDIAMINE; FAMCICLOVIR; FRAMYCETIN; GENTAMICIN; IBUPROFEN; IMIDAZOLE; KETOPROFEN; NAPROXEN; NEOMYCIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHENOTHIAZINE; PIROXICAM; PRAMOCAINE; PRILOCAINE; SUPROFEN; TIXOCORTOL PIVALATE; TOPICAL AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALACICLOVIR;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; EXTERNAL OTITIS; EYE ALLERGY; HAND FOOT SYNDROME; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; PERIANAL ABSCESS; PHOTOALLERGY; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN DISEASE; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; TOPICAL TREATMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VULVITIS;

EID: 40749135325     PISSN: 17469872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17469872.3.1.37     Document Type: Article

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