An epidemic of furniture-related dermatitis: Searching for a cause

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 108-116

  Lammintausta, K ^a   Zimerson, E ^b   Hasan, T ^c   Susitaival, P ^d   Winhoven, S ^e   Gruvberger, B ^b   Beck, M ^f   Williams, J D ^f   Bruze, M ^b  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d NORTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e WHISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chair dermatitis; Contact sensitization; Dimethyl fumarates; Sofa dermatitis

Indexed keywords

FUMARIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; TRIBUTYL PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; FURNITURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEXTILE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; FINLAND; FUMARATES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 72749084165     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09419.x     Document Type: Article

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