Methyldibromoglutaronitrile allergy: Relationship between patch test and repeated open application test thresholds

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 159, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1138-1143

  Fischer, L A ^a   Johansen, J D ^a   Menne T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dose response; Elicitation; Methyldibromoglutaronitrile allergy; Patch test; Repeated exposure; ROAT

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO 2 BROMOMETHYLGLUTARONITRILE; COSMETIC;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEATED OPEN APPLICATION TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; NITRILES; PATCH TESTS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 54249101830     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08821.x     Document Type: Article

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