Five cases of severe chronic dermatitis caused by isothiazolinones

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-59

  Bregnbak, David ^a   Lundov, Michael D ^b   Zachariae, Claus ^a   Menné, Torkil ^a   Johansen, Jeanne D ^b  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b National Allergy Research Centre   (Denmark)

Author keywords

1,2 benzisothiazolin 3 one; allergic contact dermatitis; biocides; contact urticaria; cosmetics; methylchloroisothiazolinone; methylisothiazolinone; occupational

Indexed keywords

1,2 BENZISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; 2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; 5 CHLORO 2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DERMATITIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MALAISE; MALE; PATCH TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; PATCH TESTS; THIAZOLES;

EID: 84879394782     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cod.12081     Document Type: Review

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