Contact allergens in persons with leg ulcers: A Canadian study in contact sensitization

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 120-125

  Smart, Victoria ^a   Alavi, Afsaneh ^b,f   Coutts, Pat ^c   Fierheller, Marjorie ^c   Coelho, Sunita ^d   Linn Holness, D ^b,e   Sibbald, R Gary ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Mississauga Wound Care Clinic   (Canada)

^d WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Contact; Dermatitis; Leg; Sensitization; Ulcers

Indexed keywords

AMERCHOL L 101; AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACITRACIN; BALSAM PERU; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CETOSTEARYLIC ALCOHOL; CONTACT ALLERGEN; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; FRAGRANCE; FUSIDATE SODIUM; GENTAMICIN; LANOLIN; NEOMYCIN; NICKEL SULFATE; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; POLYMYXIN B; PROPOLIS; ROSIN; RUBBER; TAR; THIOMERSAL; TOBRAMYCIN; WOUND HEALING PROMOTING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND DRESSING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLERGENS; CANADA; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 49749128079     PISSN: 15347346     EISSN: 15526941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534734608322608     Document Type: Article

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