Dermatitis in patients undergoing the Nuss procedure for correction of pectus excavatum

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 317-321

  Aneja, Savina ^a   Taylor, James S ^b   Soldes, Oliver ^b   Difiore, John ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

nickel allergy; Nuss bar; Nuss procedure; pectus excavatum

Indexed keywords

CEFALEXIN; IBUPROFEN; NICKEL SULFATE; PREDNISONE; THIOMERSAL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FUNNEL CHEST; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; NUSS PROCEDURE; PATCH TEST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FUNNEL CHEST; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMANS; MALE; NICKEL; PATCH TESTS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 81155133896     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2011.01966.x     Document Type: Article

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