Contact dermatitis to metals

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 321-327

  Garner, Lisa A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Cobalt; Gold; Mercury; Mercury amalgam; Nickel; Palladium; Thimerosal

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CLIOQUINOL; COBALT; DENTAL ALLOY; GOLD; HYDROCORTISONE; MERBROMIN; MERCOCRESOL; MERCURY; METAL; NICKEL; NICKEL SULFATE; NITROMERSOL; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUND; PALLADIUM; PRESERVATIVE; THIOMERSAL; TOPICAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE;

CONTACT DERMATITIS; DESENSITIZATION; EAR LOBE PIERCING; HUMAN; LICHENOID ERUPTION; MUCOSA; PATCH TEST; REVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN INJURY;

COBALT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; GOLD; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MERCURY; METALS; NICKEL; PALLADIUM; PATCH TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 4644293800     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1396-0296.2004.04034.x     Document Type: Review

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