Occupational airborne allergic contact dermatitis from potassium metabisulfite

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-53

  Stingeni, Luca ^a,b   Bianchi, Leonardo ^a   Lisi, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO MONTELUCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airborne; Allergic contact dermatitis; Potassium metabisulfite; Preservative

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM METABISULFITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ERYTHEMA; HARVEST; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TEST; PRURITUS; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN TEST; TAPE RECORDER;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PATCH TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SULFITES;

EID: 58149267969     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2008.01450.x     Document Type: Article

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