Allergic contact dermatitis from photobonded acrylic gel nails: A review of four cases

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 250-251

  Cravo, Mariana ^a   Cardoso, José Carlos ^a   Gonçalo, Margarida ^a   Figueiredo, Américo ^a  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

(meth)acrylates; Allergic contact dermatitis; Artificial nails

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; ACRYLIC ACID; COSMETIC; POLYACRYLAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERMATITIS; ECZEMA; EYELID DISEASE; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; NAIL; ONYCHOLYSIS; PATCH TEST; SKIN ALLERGY;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ADULT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; NAILS; PATCH TESTS; RISK FACTORS; TOSYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 53149145086     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2008.01412.x     Document Type: Article

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