Pruritus ani as a manifestation of systemic contact dermatitis: Resolution with dietary nickel restriction

Dermatitis

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-55

  Silvestri, Dianne L ^a   Barmettler, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FENOFIBRATE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; HYDROCORTISONE VALERATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; KETOCONAZOLE; LIDOCAINE; NICKEL; NICKEL SULFATE; OMEPRAZOLE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; SIMVASTATIN;

ADULT; ANUS PRURITUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG RESISTANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PATCH TEST; PEANUT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICKEL; PATCH TESTS; PRURITUS ANI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951494798     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6620.2011.10062     Document Type: Article

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