Tosylamide/formaldehyde resin allergy in a young boy: Exposure from bitter nail varnish used against nail biting

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 171-172

  Özkaya, Esen ^a,b   Mirzoyeva, Leyla ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Bitter; Cosmetics; Eyelid eczema; Nail biting; Nail polish; Nail varnish; Patch test; Periorbital; Tosylamide formaldehyde resin

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; COSMETIC; FORMALDEHYDE; TOLUENESULFONAMIDE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ECZEMA; HABIT; HUMAN; MALE; PATCH TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; CHILD; COSMETICS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FORMALDEHYDE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; NAIL BITING; PAINT; RESINS, SYNTHETIC; TOSYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 61349156023     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2008.01433.x     Document Type: Article

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