Prevalence of benzocaine and lidocaine patch test sensitivity in Denmark: Temporal trends and relevance

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 76-80

  Thyssen, Jacob P ^a   Engkilde, Kãre ^a   Menné, Torkil ^a   Johansen, Jeanne D ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

benzocaine; dermatitis patients; lidocaine; local anaesthetics; patch test reactivity

Indexed keywords

BENZOCAINE; LIDOCAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTACT ALLERGY; DENMARK; DERMATITIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN SENSITIVITY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BENZOCAINE; CAUSALITY; DENMARK; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; PATCH TESTS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79960247964     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2010.01858.x     Document Type: Article

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