Occupational immediate-type contact allergy to didecyl methyl polyoxyethyl ammonium propionate

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 296-298

  Raison Peyron, N ^a   Du Thanh, A ^a   Dupuis, J C ^a   Guillot, B ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

Author keywords

Contact urticaria; Didecyl methyl polyoxyethyl ammonium propionate; Immediate type allergy; Occupational; Quaternary ammonium compound

Indexed keywords

DIDECYLMETHYLPOLYOXYETHYLAMMONIUM PROPIONATE; LEVOCETIRIZINE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT URTICARIA; ERYTHEMA; FOREARM; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; NURSE ANESTHETIST; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PAPULE; PRICK TEST; PRURITUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SKIN SWELLING; THORAX;

ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DISINFECTANTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOM NURSING; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SKIN TESTS; URTICARIA;

EID: 65349089460     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2009.01534.x     Document Type: Article

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