An outbreak of furniture related dermatitis ('sofa dermatitis') in Finland and the UK: History and clinical cases

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 486-489

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

^a NORTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b St Helens Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Dimethyl fumarate; Epidemic; Furniture; Sofa dermatitis

Indexed keywords

FUMARIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; FINLAND; FURNITURE; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SKIN ALLERGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FUMARATES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77749262192     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03429.x     Document Type: Article

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