Fixed eruption due to quinine contained in tonic water: Positive patch-testing

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 242-244

  Bel, Blandine ^a   Jeudy, Géraldine ^a   Bouilly, Danielle ^a   Dalac, Sophie ^a   Vabres, Pierre ^a   Collet, Evelyne ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

Author keywords

Fixed eruption; Patch testing; Quinine; Tonic water

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; HEXAQUINE; QUININE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FIXED DRUG ERUPTION; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; PATCH TEST; SKIN BIOPSY; SUMMER; VESICULAR RASH;

BEVERAGES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FEMALE; FOOD ADDITIVES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; QUININE;

EID: 70350011884     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2009.01617.x     Document Type: Article

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