Prevention of Nickel Allergy: The Case for Regulation?

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-161

  Lu, Linh K ^a   Warshaw, Erin M ^b   Dunnick, Cory A ^c  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Clinical; Diagnosis; Metal; Prevalence; Risk factors; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CETIRIZINE; CHELATING AGENT; CLOBETASOL BUTYRATE; EDETATE DISODIUM; FLUOCINONIDE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; GLYCEROL; HYDROXYZINE; NICKEL; PENTETIC ACID; PRIMROSE OIL; STEROID;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREAM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; JOINT PROSTHESIS; METAL IMPLANTATION; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; OINTMENT; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PRURITUS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN ALLERGY;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HUMANS; NICKEL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60849115562     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2008.11.003     Document Type: Review

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