Allergic contact dermatitis to acrylates in diathermy plates.
1998
A Woollons, and
M E Voyce, and
C R Darley, and
M L Price
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D003877
Dermatitis, Contact
A type of acute or chronic skin reaction in which sensitivity is manifested by reactivity to materials or substances coming in contact with the skin. It may involve allergic or non-allergic mechanisms.
Procedures using an electrically heated wire or scalpel to treat hemorrhage (e.g., bleeding ulcers) and to ablate tumors, mucosal lesions, and refractory arrhythmias. It is different from ELECTROSURGERY which is used more for cutting tissue than destroying and in which the patient is part of the electric circuit.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000179
Acrylates
Derivatives of acrylic acid (the structural formula CH2
D000328
Adult
A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.
Adults
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A Woollons, and
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