Contact allergy in patients with rosacea: A clinic-based, prospective epidemiological study

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1208-1214

  Jappe, U ^a,e   Schafer T ^b   Schnuch, A ^c   Uter, W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^e PAUL EHRLICH INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Contact dermatitis; Cosmetic allergy; Fragrances; Medicaments; Preservatives; Rosacea

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO 2 BROMOMETHYLGLUTARONITRILE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; AMCINONIDE; AMERCHOL L 101; BALSAM PERU; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; BUDESONIDE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CLINDAMYCIN; COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; ERYTHROMYCIN; FRAGRANCE; FRAMYCETIN; GENTAMICIN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYISOHEXYL 3 CYCLOHEXENE CARBOXALDEHYDE; ISOEUGENOL; METRONIDAZOLE; NEOMYCIN; NICKEL SULFATE; PREDNISOLONE; PRESERVATIVE; ROSIN; SULISOBENZONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVERNIA PRUNASTRI; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROSACEA; SKIN IRRITATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROSACEA;

EID: 51649103487     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02778.x     Document Type: Article

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