Contact dermatitis caused by dimethylfumarate in Argentina

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 508-509

  Balbo, A Lo ^a   Gotelli, M J ^a   MacCormack, W P ^b,c   Kogan, N ^a   Gotelli, C ^a  

^a Centro de Investigaciones Toxicologicos   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO ARGENTINO   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Contact dermatitis; Dimethylfumerate; Skin

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CALAMINE; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FUMARIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; GENTAMICIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BANDAGING TECHNIQUE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DRUG ERUPTION; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; PAIN; PRURITUS; SHOE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARGENTINA; BLISTER; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; EPIDEMICS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOOT; FUMARATES; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MICONAZOLE; PATCH TESTS; PRURITUS; RABBITS; SHOES;

EID: 80051755701     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2011.594800     Document Type: Article

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