Prevalence and cause of methylisothiazolinone contact allergy

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 164-167

  Lundov, Michael D ^a   Thyssen, Jacob P ^a   Zachariae, Claus ^a   Johansen, Jeanne D ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

contact allergy; cosmetics; methylisothiazolinone; occupation; prevalence

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; COSMETIC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTACT ALLERGY; FACE; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PAINTER; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; COSMETICS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; ECZEMA; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINT; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIAZOLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955459506     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2010.01774.x     Document Type: Article

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