Methylisothiazolinone in paint forces a patient out of her apartment

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 252-253

  Lundov, Michael D ^a   Friis, Ulrik F ^a   Menné, Torkil ^a   Johansen, Jeanne D ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

airborne allergic contact dermatitis; methylisothiazolinone; paint

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 4 ISOTHIAZOLIN 3 ONE; FARNESOL; PAINT; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECZEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN TEST; SMOKING;

AIRBORNE ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS; METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE; PAINT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAINT; THIAZOLES;

EID: 84884238812     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cod.12136     Document Type: Article

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