The cause of the Chinese sofa/chair dermatitis epidemic is likely to be contact allergy to dimethylfumarate, a novel potent contact sensitizer

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 218-221

  Rantanen, T ^a  

^a Central Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Contact sensitizer; Dimethylfumarate; Patch test

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLFUMARATE; FUMARIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FURNITURE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ARM; BACK; BUTTOCKS; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; FEMALE; FUMARATES; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; LEG DERMATOSES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 45749128956     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08622.x     Document Type: Article

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