Allergic contact dermatitis caused by sodium metabisulfite: A challenging allergen. A case series and literature review

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 260-269

  García Gavín, Juan ^a   Parente, Joana ^b   Goossens, An ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL COMPLEX OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b Hospital Distrital de Santarm   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

allergic contact dermatitis; antioxidants; preservatives; sodium bisulfite; sodium metabisulfite; sodium sulfite; sulfites

Indexed keywords

SODIUM METABISULFITE;

HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY;

EID: 84867333082     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2012.02135.x     Document Type: Review

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