Patterns of Cosmetic Contact Allergy

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 265-280

  Castanedo Tardan, Mari Paz ^a   Zug, Kathryn A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cheilitis; Contact dermatitis; Cosmetic; Eyelid; Facial; Neck; Personal care product; Toiletries

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO 2 BROMOMETHYLGLUTARONITRILE; 2 PHENOXYETHANOL; 4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; 5 CHLORO 2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; ALLERGEN; ANTIOXIDANT; BALSAM PERU; BENZOPHENONE; COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE; COSMETIC; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; EMULSIFYING AGENT; FORMALDEHYDE; FRAGRANCE; GALLIC ACID; GLYCERYL MONOTHIOGLYCOLATE; GOLD; LANOLIN; N,N' DIPHENYL 1,4 PHENYLENEDIAMINE; PRESERVATIVE; PROPOLIS; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; ROSIN; SORBITAN; SURFACTANT; THIOGLYCOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THIOMERSAL; TOLUENESULFONAMIDE DERIVATIVE; TOSYLAMIDE FORMALDEHYDE RESIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APPLICATION SITE REACTION; ARTIFICIAL NAIL; CHEILITIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONNUBIAL DERMATITIS; CONSORT DERMATITIS; CONTACT ALLERGY; EYELID; FACE; HUMAN; NAIL; NECK; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PATCH TEST; PERIORAL DERMATITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCALP; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN SENSITIZATION; VISUAL ORIENTATION;

ALLERGENS; CHEILITIS; COSMETICS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DERMATOLOGY; EYELID DISEASES; FACIAL DERMATOSES; HUMANS; NECK; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 67649460702     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2009.05.014     Document Type: Review

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