Acute actinic cheilitis-like chemical irritant reaction following accidental contact with ethylene glycol - favorable response to topical 1% pimecrolimus cream: A case report

Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-95

  Erkek, Emel ^a,c   Kazkayasi, Mustafa ^b   Bozdogan, Onder ^b  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Actinic cheilitis; Chemical cheilitis; Ethylene glycol; Irritant cheilitis

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE GLYCOL; IRRITANT AGENT; PIMECROLIMUS;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ACTINIC CHEILITIS; ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEILITIS; COOLING; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; SKIN INJURY;

ACCIDENTS; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; CHEILITIS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 45849118285     PISSN: 15569527     EISSN: 15569535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15569520801946938     Document Type: Article

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