Vulval allergic contact dermatitis due to peppermint oil in herbal tea

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 364-365

  Vermaat, H ^a   Van Meurs, T ^a   Rustemeyer, T ^a   Bruynzeel, D P ^a   Kirtschig, G ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergy; Herbs; Peppermint; Vulva

Indexed keywords

CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; PEPPERMINT OIL;

ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN BIOPSY; TEA; VULVA DISEASE;

ADULT; BEVERAGES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS; PLANT OILS; VULVA; VULVITIS;

EID: 44349152913     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.01270.x     Document Type: Article

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