Nickel hypersensitivity associated with an intratubal microinsert system

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 117, Issue 2 PART 2, 2011, Pages 461-462

  Al Safi, Zain ^a   Shavell, Valerie I ^b   Katz, Lon E ^b   Berman, Jay M ^b  

^a HUTZEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; IMPLANT; MICROINSERT; NAUSEA; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; NICKEL; PATCH TESTS; STERILIZATION, TUBAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79251545792     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181f73021     Document Type: Article

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