Allergic contact dermatitis in children: A review of international studies

Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 541-556

  Matiz, C ^a   Hsu, J W ^a   Castanedo Tardan, M P ^b   Jacob, S E ^a  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Dermatitis, allergic contact; Patch test

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMMONIA; ANTIOXIDANT; BACITRACIN; BUDESONIDE; CARBAMIC ACID; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHROMIC ACID; COBALT; CORTICOSTEROID; COSMETIC; DIMETHYLGLYOXAMINE AMMONIA; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; DISULFIRAM; FORMALDEHYDE; FRAGRANCE; GENTAMICIN; GOLD; MERCAPTOBENZOTHIAZOLE; MIXED DIALKYL THIOUREA; NEOMYCIN; NICKEL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; RUBBER; TETANUS TOXOID; THIOMERSAL; THIOUREA DERIVATIVE; TIXOCORTOL PIVALATE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EFFECTOR CELL; EQUIPMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; JEWELRY; MEMORY T LYMPHOCYTE; MYROXYLON; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; NORWAY; PATCH TEST; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SMOKE; SPORT;

EID: 73849092452     PISSN: 03920488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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