Occupational contact urticaria caused by didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 297-298

  Ruiz Oropeza, Athamaica ^a   Fischer Friis, Ulrik ^a   Duus Johansen, Jeanne ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

contact urticaria; didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride; quaternary ammonium compound

Indexed keywords

DIDECYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE; HISTAMINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONTACT URTICARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TEST; SYSTEMIC THERAPY;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DISINFECTANTS; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; NECK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; THORAX; URTICARIA;

EID: 79954511293     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2011.01882.x     Document Type: Note

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