Evaluation of allergic vesicular reaction to patch test using in vivo confocal microscopy

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-63

  Ardigò, Marco ^a   Longo, Caterina ^b   Cristaudo, Antonio ^a   Berardesca, Enzo ^a   Pellacani, Giovanni ^b  

^a SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adnexal structures; Allergic vesicular reaction; Confocal microscopy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC REACTIONS; ALLERGIC VESICULAR REACTION; IN-VIVO; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PATCH TESTS; VESICLE FORMATION;

DERMATOLOGY; ENGINEERING RESEARCH;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY;

ALLERGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DERMOEPIDERMAL JUNCTION; EDEMA; EPIDERMIS; EPIDERMIS STRATUM GERMINATIVUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; PATCH TEST; REFLECTANCE CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN EPITHELIUM; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMOSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83655167424     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2011.00531.x     Document Type: Article

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