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Contact dermatitis to aloe arborescens
Author(s) -
Shoji Akinobu
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1982.tb04176.x
Subject(s) - contact dermatitis , dermatology , allergic contact dermatitis , patch testing , traditional medicine , medicine , allergy , immunology
A 66‐Year‐old Japanese male with allergic contact dermatitis to Aloe arborescens Mill var. natalensis had generalized nummular and papular dermatitis after 20 days use of topical aloe jelly. Patch testing with aloe jelly a strong reaction in the patient, but was negative in 8 controls.