Allergic contact dermatitis to cosmetics

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-11

  Park, Michelle E ^a   Zippin, Jonathan H ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACD; Allergic contact dermatitis; Cosmetic; Cosmetic allergy; Cosmetic patch testing; Cosmetic series; Patch testing

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO 2 BROMOMETHYLGLUTARONITRILE; 2,5 DIAMINOTOLUENE; 3 AMINOPHENOL; 4 AMINOAZOBENZENE; 4 AMINOPHENOL; ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ALLERGEN; AMMONIUM SULFATE; BALSAM PERU; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; COSMETIC; DIAZOLIDINYL UREA; DODECYL GALLATE; FORMALDEHYDE; FRAGRANCE; GALLIC ACID PROPYL ESTER; GERMALL 115; GOLD; PAINT; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; PIMECROLIMUS; PYRITHIONE ZINC; QUATERNIUM 15; SHELLAC; SUNSCREEN; TACROLIMUS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CUTANEOUS T CELL LYMPHOMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EYELID; FACE; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MEDICAL HISTORY; NECK; PATCH TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; REVIEW; ROSACEA; SARCOIDOSIS; SCALP; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SKIN INFECTION; URTICARIA; VARNISH;

ACD; ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS; COSMETIC; COSMETIC ALLERGY; COSMETIC PATCH TESTING; COSMETIC SERIES; PATCH TESTING;

ALLERGENS; COSMETICS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 84888193911     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: 15580520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2013.09.006     Document Type: Review

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