Hypersensitivity reactions from metallic implants: A future challenge that needs to be addressed

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 235-236

  Thyssen, J P ^a   Johansen, J D ^a   Menne T ^a   Liden C ^b   Bruze, M ^c   White, I R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIC ACID; CHROMIUM; COBALT; GOLD; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; TITANIUM;

CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; CORONARY STENT; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; EDITORIAL; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; METAL IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HUMANS; METALS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 74349124490     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09526.x     Document Type: Editorial

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