Screening for Compositae sensitization with pure allergens: Implications of molecular structure, strength of reaction, and time of testing

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 96-103

  Paulsen, Evy ^a   Andersen, Klaus E ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

alantolactone; allergic contact dermatitis; Asteraceae; Compositae; costunolide; dehydrocostus lactone; parthenolide; patch testing; sesquiterpene lactone mix

Indexed keywords

ALANTOLACTONE; COSTUNOLIDE; DEHYDROCOSTUS LACTONE; PARTHENOLIDE; PETROLATUM; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN SENSITIZATION; TIME;

EID: 78651306912     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2010.01822.x     Document Type: Article

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