Sensitization from ketotifen fumarate in eye drops presenting as chronic conjunctivitis
Kyra Smets
Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorJustine Werbrouck
Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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An Goossens
Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Correspondence: Professor An Goossens, Department of Dermatology, Contact Allergy Unit, University Hospitals Leuven – KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 33, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. Tel: +32 16 33 78 70; Fax: +32 16 33 78 72. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorLiesbeth Gilissen
Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorKyra Smets
Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorJustine Werbrouck
Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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An Goossens
Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Correspondence: Professor An Goossens, Department of Dermatology, Contact Allergy Unit, University Hospitals Leuven – KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 33, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. Tel: +32 16 33 78 70; Fax: +32 16 33 78 72. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorLiesbeth Gilissen
Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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