Compositae allergy in three children with hand dermatitis

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 370-371

  Flohr, C ^a,b   Ravenscroft, J ^a   English, J ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compositae; Contact allergy; Patch testing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPOSITAE; CONTACT ALLERGY; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; PATCH TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

ALLERGENS; ASTERACEAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 57449083801     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2008.01445.x     Document Type: Article

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