Fibreglass dermatitis: A report of 2 cases

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 120-122

  Bordel Gómez, Ma Teresa ^a,b   Miranda Romero, Alberto ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fibreglass dermatitis; Irritant contact dermatitis; Occupational contact dermatitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; GLASS FIBER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DERMATITIS; ERYTHEMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; PATCH TEST; RASH; SCREENING; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN PRURITUS; XEROSIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; GLASS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 48249145844     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2008.01338.x     Document Type: Article

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