Reactions of non-immunologic contact urticaria on scalp, face, and back

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 436-441

  Zhai, Hongbo ^a   Zheng, Yue ^a   Fautz, Rolf ^b   Fuchs, Anne ^b   Maibach, Howard I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KAO GERMANY GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benzoic acid; Bioengineering; Hexyl nicotinate; Irritant contact dermatitis; Regional variation; Skin sensation; Squamometry; Transepidermal water loss; Visual analog scale

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID; HEXYL NICOTINATE; IRRITANT CONTACT DERMATITIS; REGIONAL VARIATION; SQUAMOMETRY; TRANSEPIDERMAL WATER LOSS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

DERMATOLOGY; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

BENZOIC ACID; NICOTINIC ACID HEXYL ESTER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK; BIOENGINEERING; BIOPHYSICAL EQUIPMENT; BIOPHYSICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT URTICARIA; FACE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NON IMMUNOLOGIC CONTACT URTICARIA; SCALP; SKIN SENSITIVITY;

BACK; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; FACIAL DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCALP DERMATOSES; SKIN IRRITANCY TESTS; URTICARIA;

EID: 84867537142     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2011.00590.x     Document Type: Article

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