Hidden exposure to formaldehyde in a swab caused allergic contact dermatitis.
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Ulrik Fischer Friis1, Jakob Dahlin2, Magnus Bruze2, Torkil Menné3 and Jeanne Duus Johansen1 1National Allergy Research Centre, Department of Dermato-Allergology, Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark, 2Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, University Hospital Malmö, 20502, Malmö, Sweden, and 3Department of Dermato-Allergology, Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Contact dermatitis
دوره 70 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014