Allergic and non-allergic periorbital dermatitis: Patch test results of the Information Network of the Departments of Dermatology during a 5-year period

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-19

  Herbst, R A ^a,d   Uter, W ^b   Pirker, C ^a   Geier, J ^c   Frosch, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c Information Network   (Germany)

^d KLINIKUM DORTMUND   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Eye medications; Irritant contact dermatitis; Ophthalmics; Patch test; Periorbital

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BALSAM PERU; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DEXPANTHENOL; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; GENTAMICIN; LANOLIN ALCOHOL; OXYBUPROCAINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHENYLMERCURIC ACETATE; RESIN; SODIUM DERIVATIVE; THIOMERSAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DERMATITIS; DERMATOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATCH TEST; PERIORBITAL DERMATITIS; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; AUSTRIA; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PATCH TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4344656656     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2004.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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