Occupational allergic contact dermatitis from cinnamon including one case from airborne exposure

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 96-99

  Ackermann, Leena ^a   Aalto Korte, Kristiina ^b   Jolanki, Riitta ^b   Alanko, Kristiina ^b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cinnamal; Cinnamyl alcohol; Fragrance mix I; Patch test; Spices

Indexed keywords

CINNAMALDEHYDE; FRAGRANCE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CINNAMON; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CROSS ALLERGY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; ECZEMA; FACE; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HAND; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NECK; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ALLERGENS; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OILS, VOLATILE; PATCH TESTS; PLANT BARK;

EID: 58849107523     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2008.01486.x     Document Type: Article

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