Allergic contact dermatitis to propolis and carnauba wax from lip balm and chewable vitamins in a child

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 242-243

  Jacob, Sharon E ^a,b   Chimento, Stacy ^a   Castanedo Tardan, Mari Paz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Carnauba wax; Propolis

Indexed keywords

CINNAMALDEHYDE; PROPOLIS; VITAMIN;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEILITIS; CHEWABLE TABLET; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN ALLERGY;

CHEILITIS; CHILD; CROSS REACTIONS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EMOLLIENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS; PROPOLIS; VITAMINS; WAXES;

EID: 41049090442     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.1261.x     Document Type: Article

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