Contact urticaria to common ivy (Hedera helix cv. 'Hester') with concomitant immediate sensitivity to the labiate family (Lamiaceae) in a Danish gardener

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 179-180

  Thormann, H ^a   Paulsen, E ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Common ivy (Hedera helix); Contact dermatitis; Contact urticaria; Gardener; Occupational; Peppermint (Mentha piperita)

Indexed keywords

PEPPERMINT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT URTICARIA; FEMALE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; IVY; PRICK TEST; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HEDERA; HUMANS; LAMIACEAE; PATCH TESTS; PLANT LEAVES; URTICARIA;

EID: 50249157498     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2008.01389.x     Document Type: Article

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