Phytophotodermatitis: Case reports of children presenting with blistering after preparing lime juice

Burns

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 731-733

  Mill, Julie ^a   Wallis, Belinda ^a   Cuttle, Leila ^a   Mott, Jonathan ^a   Oakley, Amanda ^b   Kimble, Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTICOAT; OXYCODONE; SILVAZINE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; BANDAGING TECHNIQUE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CREAM; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; LETTER; LIME (FRUIT); MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PHOTOTOXICITY; PHYTOPHOTODERMATOSIS; WOUND DRESSING;

ADOLESCENT; BLISTER; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CHILD; CITRUS AURANTIIFOLIA; DERMATITIS, PHOTOTOXIC; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES;

EID: 44649112387     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2007.11.010     Document Type: Letter

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