J.-P. Lepoittevin C. J. Le Coz
Dictionary of Contact Allergens
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J.-P. Lepoittevin C. J. Le Coz
With 4 Figures in Color and 12 Tables
With a Contribution by Peter J. Frosch
Dictionary
of Contact Allergens
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Lepoittevin, Jean-Pierre, Professor (e-mail: jplepoit@chimie.u-strasbg.fr) Laboratoire de Dermato-Chimie Clinique Dermatologique, CHU 67091 Strasbourg Cedex, France Le Coz, Christophe J.
(e-mail: christophe.lecoz@wanadoo.fr) Unité Dermato-Allergologie
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg 1, Place de l’Hôpital
67091 Strasbourg France
This book is based on Frosch, Menné, Lepoittevin “Contact Dermatitis, 4th Edition”,ISBN 978-3-540-24471-4
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Chemistry plays a major role in our understanding of allergic con- tact dermatitis (ACD), but playing with molecules is not always an easy task for nonspecialists. This book has been written to famil- iarize the reader with the structures of some of the chemicals involved in ACD. We have attempted to provide useful information for those who would like to find out more from the literature or on the internet: the principal name; the most important synonym(s);
the Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) registry number, which is the identity number of a molecule; and a few relevant literature refer- ences. Considering the chemical structure of one molecule and comparing it with that of another is the only way to discuss pos- sible cross-reactions when several patch tests are positive in the same patient.
Most of the molecules listed in this book are not in the European Standard series, nor are they in the more specialized bat- teries, but experience shows that patients can be exposed to them in their environment. Therefore, we have added to this dictionary of contact allergens some guidelines on patch testing with the patients’ own products.
Welcome to the world of chemistry!
Strasbourg, August 2007 Jean-Pierre Lepoittevin Christophe J. Le Coz
Preface
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Contents
Dictionary of Contact Allergens:
Chemical Structures, Sources and References . . . . 1 Christophe J. Le Coz, Jean-Pierre Lepoittevin
Patch Testing with the Patients’ Own Products . . . . 255 Peter J. Frosch, Johannes Geier, Wolfgang Uter, An Go ossens
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