Conventional patch tests are poor detectors of contact allergy from ophthalmic products
Monica Corazza,
Monica Corazza
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine-Section of Dermatology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Search for more papers by this author Arianna Levratti,
Arianna Levratti
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine-Section of Dermatology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Search for more papers by this author Maria Rosaria Zampino,
Maria Rosaria Zampino
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine-Section of Dermatology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Search for more papers by this author Annarosa Virgili,
Annarosa Virgili
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine-Section of Dermatology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Monica Corazza,
Monica Corazza
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine-Section of Dermatology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Search for more papers by this author Arianna Levratti,
Arianna Levratti
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine-Section of Dermatology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Search for more papers by this author Maria Rosaria Zampino,
Maria Rosaria Zampino
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine-Section of Dermatology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Search for more papers by this author Annarosa Virgili,
Annarosa Virgili
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine-Section of Dermatology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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First published: 27 June 2002
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Monica CorazzaDipartimento di Medicina Clinica e SperimentaleSezione DermatologiaUniversità di FerraraVia Savonarola 944100 FerraraItalyTel: + 39 0532 205825Fax: + 39 0532 206791e-mail: [email protected] No abstract is available for this article.
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