Phytophotodermatitis due to Ficus carica

Dermatology Online Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Polat, Muhterem ^a   Öztas, Pinar ^a   Dikilitas, Meltem Cik ^a   Alli, Nuran ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FICUS CARICA; FIG; HUMAN; MORACEAE; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PHOTOTOXICITY; PHYTOPHOTODERMATOSIS; SKIN EXAMINATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITILIGO; CONTACT DERMATITIS; COOKING; FICUS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PLANT;

ADULT; COOKERY; DERMATITIS, PHOTOTOXIC; FEMALE; FICUS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PLANT COMPONENTS; VITILIGO;

EID: 58149260363     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10872108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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