Allergic contact dermatitis from Boswellia serrata extract in a naturopathic cream

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 91-92

  Acebo, Elvira ^a   Ratón, Juan Antonio ^a   Sautúa, Saioa ^a   Eizaguirre, Xabier ^a   Trébol, Izaskun ^a   Díaz Pérez, Jose Luis ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Boswellia serrata; Naturopathic cream; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BALSAM PERU; BENZOYL HYDROXYBENZOATE; BOSWELLIA SERRATA EXTRACT; CORTICOSTEROID; HEXYLRESORCINOL; NICKEL; PLANT EXTRACT; ROSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BLISTER; BOSWELLIA; BOSWELLIA SERRATA; BURN; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CREAM; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADULT; BOSWELLIA; BURNS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OINTMENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 4944221036     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2004.0396d.x     Document Type: Article

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