A case of contact dermatitis to dimethylfumarate in shoes identified in Italy

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 366-369

  Davanzo, Franca ^a   Settimi, Laura ^b   Stefanelli, Patrizia ^c   Bartollini, Giuseppe ^d   Barciocco, Daniela ^a   Sesana, Fabrizio ^a   Borghini, Rossana ^a   Panzavolta, Giscardo ^a   Fonda, Aurelia ^e  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b Centro Nazionale di Epidemiologia   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^d Laboratorio Buzzi   (Italy)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contact dermatitis; Dimethylfumarate; Shoes

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; FUMARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FUMARIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; HUMAN; ITALY; SHOE; SKIN TEST;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; FUMARATES; HUMANS; ITALY; SHOES; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 79551597484     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4415/Ann-10-04-04     Document Type: Article

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