There is an association between contact allergy to aluminium and persistent subcutaneous nodules in children undergoing hyposensitization therapy

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-49

  Netterlid, Eva ^a,b   Hindsén, Monica ^c   Björk, Jonas ^c   Ekqvist, Susanne ^c   Güner, Nuray ^c   Henricson, Kent Åke ^d   Bruze, Magnus ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d HALMSTAD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adjuvant; Adverse reaction; Allergic asthma; Allergic contact dermatitis; Allergic rhinitis; Aluminium hydroxide; Atopy; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTACT ALLERGY; DESENSITIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATCH TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALUMINUM; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATCH TESTS; PROBABILITY; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149260450     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2008.01474.x     Document Type: Article

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