Occupational allergic contact dermatitis diagnosed by a systematic stepwise exposure assessment of allergens in the work environment

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 153-163

  Friis, Ulrik F ^a   Menné, Torkil ^a   Flyvholm, Mari Ann ^b   Bonde, Jens Peter E ^c   Johansen, Jeanne D ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

allergens; exposure analysis; occupational; occupational allergic contact dermatitis; occupational contact allergy; systematic exposure assessment; systematic stepwise exposure assessment

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; 5 CHLORO 2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; ABIETIC ACID; ALLERGEN; ALLYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; BUDESONIDE; BUTYLCRESOL; CHLORHEXIDINE ACETATE; CHLOROACETAMIDE; CHLOROCRESOL; CHLOROXYLENOL; CHLORPHENESIN; CHROMIUM; COBALT; DISULFIRAM; EPOXY RESIN; FORMALDEHYDE; FRAGRANCE; HYDROCORTISONE; ISOEUGENOL; LIMONENE; LINALOOL; MERCAPTOBENZOTHIAZOLE; NICKEL; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; QUATERNIUM 15; ROSIN; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE; SORBIC ACID; THIRAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVERNIA PRUNASTRI; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MYROXYLON; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PRICK TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ALLERGENS; EXPOSURE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS; OCCUPATIONAL CONTACT ALLERGY; SYSTEMATIC EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC STEPWISE EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TESTS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84882381788     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cod.12102     Document Type: Article

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