New aspects in allergic contact dermatitis

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 428-432

  Mortz, Charlotte Gotthard ^a   Andersen, Klaus Ejner ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Compositae dermatitis; Contact allergy; Contact dermatitis; Cosmetics; Nickel; Patch tests; Topical drugs

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; CONTACT ALLERGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; COSMETIC; FRAGRANCE; HAIR DYE; HYDROCORTISONE BUTYRATE; IDEBENONE; NICKEL; PRESERVATIVE;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EUROPE; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; PACKAGING; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RASH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN ALLERGY;

ALLERGENS; ASTERACEAE; COSMETICS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HAIR DYES; HUMANS; NICKEL; NITRILES; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 53549110777     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e32830d84ec     Document Type: Review

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