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Allergic contact dermatitis from azo dyes
Author(s) -
Su John C,
Horton Jeremy J
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1998.tb01243.x
Subject(s) - contact allergy , medicine , anthraquinone , contact dermatitis , dermatology , allergic contact dermatitis , allergy , organic chemistry , immunology , chemistry
SUMMARY Contact allergy to textile dyes usually occurs with disperse dyes of the azo or anthraquinone groups. A case is reported of a woman with clinical features of contact allergy to coloured nylon stockings who had multiple sensitivities to dyes of different azo groups.