Nickel contact dermatitis from hypodermic needles

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 237-238

  Mehta, Vandana ^a,b   Vasanth, Vani ^a,b   Balachandran, C ^a,b  

^a Dr Hassan Al Abdulla Dermatology and Venereology Centre   (Qatar)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICKEL SULFATE;

ADULT; BLOOD DONOR; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; ERYTHEMA; FOREARM; HUMAN; JEWELRY; LETTER; NEEDLE; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; RASH;

EID: 79957865439     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.80447     Document Type: Letter

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