Allergic contact dermatitis due to cinnamon oil in galenic vaginal suppositories

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 187-188

  Lauriola, Maria Michela ^a   De Bitonto, Antonio ^a   Sena, Paolo ^b  

^a Policlinico San Marco di Zingonia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CINNAMON OIL; CINNAMYL ALCOHOL; STEROID; TEA TREE OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; ECZEMA; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LEUKORRHEA; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ALLERGY; SUPPOSITORY; VULVA PRURITUS; VULVITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; BUTTOCKS; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; OINTMENTS; PATCH TESTS; PLANT OILS; SKIN; STEROIDS; SUPPOSITORIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVITIS;

EID: 77950231098     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0782     Document Type: Letter

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