Occupational contact urticaria caused by cyclic acid anhydrides

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 214-221

  Helaskoski, Eva ^a   Kuuliala, Outi ^a   Aalto Korte, Kristiina ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chlorendic anhydride; Immediate allergy; Maleic anhydride; Methyl hexahydrophthalic anhydride; Methyl tetrahydrophthalic anhydride; Open application test; Phthalic anhydride; Prick test; Specific IgE

Indexed keywords

ACID ANHYDRIDE; EPOXIDE; HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT URTICARIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PRICK TEST; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANHYDRIDES; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TESTS; URTICARIA;

EID: 63349095048     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2009.01526.x     Document Type: Article

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