Cobalt spot test used for diagnosis of occupationally-related exposure to cobalt-containing powder

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 228-229

  Thyssen, Jacob Pontoppidan ^a   Johansen, Jeanne D ^a   Jellesen, Morten S ^b   Menné, Torkil ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cobalt allergy; Cobalt dermatitis; Cobalt ions; Spot test

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; COBALT; COBALT CHLORIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; SILICATE; WATER; ZINC;

ADULT; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; CERAMICS; DERMATITIS; DRY SKIN; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RECURRENT DISEASE; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

COBALT; COLORING AGENTS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 84857937342     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2012.02008.x     Document Type: Article

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