Contact dermatitis to dimethylfumarate in armchairs

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 818-819

  Mercader, P ^a   Serra Baldrich, E ^b   Alomar, A ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Contact allergens; Dermatology contact dermatitis; Dimethylfumarate

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; DIMETHYLFUMARATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; FEMALE; FUMARATES; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; IRRITANTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 63849095800     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.01978.x     Document Type: Article

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