Allergy to methyldibromoglutaronitrile/phenoxyethanol (Euxyl K 400): Regulatory issues, epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and management

Dermatitis

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 127-140

  Aakhus, Angela E ^a,b   Warshaw, Erin M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PHENOXYETHANOL; ALLERGEN; COSMETIC; EUXYL K 400; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; PETROLATUM;

ALLERGIC REACTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTACT ALLERGY; DERMATITIS; EUROPE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; EUROPE; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; NITRILES; PATCH TESTS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957609290     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6620.2011.10081     Document Type: Review

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