Flare-up of dermatitis following patch testing is more common in polysensitized patients

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 289-290

  Mose, Anja Pahlow ^a   Steenfeldt, Nathja ^a   Andersen, Klaus Ejner ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

flare up of dermatitis; multiple contact allergies; patch test; polysensitization; side effect

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78349249448     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2010.01761.x     Document Type: Article

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