Respiratory and skin hypersensitivity reactions caused by a peptide coupling reagent

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 715-716

  Vandenplas, O ^a,b   Hereng, M P ^c   Heymans, J ^a,d   Huaux, F ^d   Lilet Leclercq, C ^e   Dezfoulian, B ^e   Grand, J L ^f   Thimpont, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

^b Fonds des Maladies Professionnelles   (Belgium)

^c Centre de Service Interentreprises (CESI)   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^f Centre Hospitalier Regional de La Citadelle   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; LATEX; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; REAGENT; RUBBER;

ASTHMA; HOSPITAL; IMMUNOLOGY; LABORATORY; LETTER; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASH; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RHINITIS; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA; WORK; WORKER;

ADULT; ASTHMA; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RHINITIS; TRIAZOLES; UREA; URTICARIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53149124027     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2008.039123     Document Type: Letter

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