1. Contact allergy in patients with chronic venous leg ulcers.
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Lossius, Astrid H., Lorentzen, Merete, Austad, Joar, and Bergersen, Tone K.
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ALLERGIES , *CONTACT dermatitis , *CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE ,LEG ulcers - Abstract
Patch testing was done according to standard guidelines5 with the LUS patch test and five additional substances (97 patients) and the EBS (52 patients). These patients should be patch tested routinely with both LUS and EBS to exclude topical treatment that may delay wound healing. Keywords: allergic contact dermatitis; leg ulcers; patch testing; test series; topical drugs EN allergic contact dermatitis leg ulcers patch testing test series topical drugs 470 472 3 05/06/21 20210601 NES 210601 Contact allergy (CA) is prevalent in patients with chronic leg ulcers (CLUs) due to venous stasis1 and may delay wound healing. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2021
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