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URTICARIA SECONDARY TO A COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE
Author(s) -
BARKOFF JOEL R.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1976.tb04896.x
Subject(s) - medicine , copper , medline , dermatology , metallurgy , political science , law , materials science
A 24‐year‐old woman developed an acute urticarial reaction secondary to a copper intrauterine contraceptive device. Allergy to copper was proven by scratch tests. The condition cleared with removal of the IUD.