Sensitization to petrolatum: An unusual cause of false-positive drug patch-tests

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1006-1009

  Ulrich, G ^a   Schmutz, J L ^a   Trechot, Ph ^a   Commun, W ^a   Barbaud, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^b SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Cutaneous adverse drug reaction; Drug patch test; Petrolatum sensitization

Indexed keywords

BUFLOMEDIL; CELECOXIB; CHEMOTECHNIQUE; CHYMOTRYPSIN A; CIPROFLOXACIN; CIRKAN; COOPER; FLECAINIDE ACETATE; GILBERT; HEPARIN; HERMAL; LEVOFLOXACIN; LOGIFLOX; LOMEFLOXACIN; MONOT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OFLOXACIN; PEFLOXACIN; PETROLATUM; PIROXICAM; PIROXICAM BETA CYCLODEXTRIN; RIBATRAN; ROFECOXIB; TIAPROFENIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SKIN ALLERGY;

DERMATITIS, CONTACT; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PETROLATUM;

EID: 4344658138     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2004.00452.x     Document Type: Article

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