Vulvar dermatitis from allergy to moist flushable wipes

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Foote, Caitlyn A ^a   Brady, Sean P ^b   Brady, Kimberly L ^b   Clark, Nancy S ^b   Mercurio, Mary Gail ^b  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

allergy; contact dermatitis; dermatitis; methylchloroisothiazolinone; vulva

Indexed keywords

ALLERGENS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; STEROIDS; THIAZOLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVA; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 84894099047     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: 15260976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0b013e31828e499f     Document Type: Article

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