Contact allergy to tetrasodium EDTA in a sunscreen

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-126

  Sanchez Pedreno P ^a   Garcia Bravo B ^b   Frias Iniesta J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contact allergy; Sunscreen; Tetrasodium EDTA

Indexed keywords

EDETATE SODIUM; SUNSCREEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; HUMAN; MALE; PATCH TEST; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

AGED; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; EDETIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; PATCH TESTS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 69249155298     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2009.01569.x     Document Type: Article

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