Allergic contact dermatitis following ocular use of corticosteroids

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-92

  Baeck, Marie ^a   De Potter, Patrick ^a   Goossens, An ^b  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMCINONIDE; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETAMETHASONE; BUDESONIDE; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; CLOBETASONE BUTYRATE; CLOPREDNOL; CORTICOSTEROID; DESONIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUDROCORTISONE ACETATE; FLUMOXONIDE; FLUNISOLIDE; FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE; FLUOCORTOLONE; FLUOCORTOLONE CAPROATE; HALOMETASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; MEPREDNISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACEPONATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; TRIAMCINOLONE DIACETATE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATCH TEST; SENSITIZATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGED; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS; PATCH TESTS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951971420     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2010.0084     Document Type: Article

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