Sesquiterpene lactone dermatitis in the young: Is atopy a risk factor?

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-6

  Paulsen, Evy ^a   Otkjær, Aksel ^b   Andersen, Klaus E ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Skin Clinic   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Compositae mix 5 pet; Compositae mix 6 pet; Contact dermatitis; Dandelion; Patch testing; Plants; SL mix

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE;

ADOLESCENT; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DANDELION; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; MALE; PATCH TEST; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTERACEAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTONES; MALE; PATCH TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SESQUITERPENES; TARAXACUM;

EID: 47249160261     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2008.01328.x     Document Type: Review

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