Moist toilet paper: Allergy to the nonhalogenated derivative methylisothiazolinone preservative alone

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 146, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1186-

  García Gavín, Juan ^a   Goossens, An ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; 5 CHLORO 2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; COSMETIC; 2-METHYL-4-ISOTHIAZOLIN-3-ONE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; PRESERVATIVE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; EUROPE; HUMAN; LETTER; MOISTURE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PATCH TEST; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SKIN ALLERGY; TOILET PAPER; UNITED STATES; ANAL CANAL; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; SKIN CARE;

ANAL CANAL; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DISINFECTANTS; HUMANS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; SKIN CARE; THIAZOLES;

EID: 77958512035     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2010.279     Document Type: Letter

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