A case of acute contact dermatitis induced by formaldehyde in hair-straightening products

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 384-386

  Van Lerberghe, Laura ^a   Baeck, Marie ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

allergic contact dermatitis; Brazilian keratin treatment; formaldehyde; formaldehyde releasers; hair smoothing; hair straightening

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; FORMALDEHYDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; ECZEMA; EYELID EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOROCCO; PATCH TEST; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FACIAL DERMATOSES; SCALP DERMATOSES;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; FORMALDEHYDE; HAIR PREPARATIONS; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS; SCALP DERMATOSES;

EID: 84901249732     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cod.12181     Document Type: Article

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