Sunscreen products: finding the allergen...
Like any cosmetic or any product repeatedly applied on the skin, sunscreen products may sensitize their users and cause an allergic reaction. Finding the responsible allergen implies good knowledge of what a sunscreen product is, what are the potential allergens it contains and the manifestations they may cause.
Avenel-Audran
Martine
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Service de dermatologie, CHU Angers, 49933 Angers cedex 09. MaAvenel-Audran@chu-angers.fr
D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000209:etiology; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D004485:Eczema / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D013473:Sunscreening Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry*
D013473:Sunscreening Agents