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Contact Urticaria Syndrome and Claims Support

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Contact urticaria syndrome (CUS) was first defined by Maibach and Johnson [28], and since then numerous reports of contact urticaria to a variety of compounds such as foods, preservatives, fragrances, plant and animal products, metals and others, continue to be reported. Therefore, it is important to determine, in a scientific manner, whether or not a particular substance causes contact urticaria, and in what dose. Accurate experimental models are required to document urticaria-inducing properties of a substance; we also propose protocols to quantify efficacy of formulations that putatively inhibit CUS.

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  1. Klinikum der Friedrich Schiller-Universität Jena Klinik für Hautkrankheiten, Erfurter Straße 35, D-07740, Jena, Germany

    P. Elsner

  2. Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, Surge 110, Box 0989, 94143-0989, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Howard I. Maibach M.D. (Professor) (Professor)

  3. Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen Hautklinik, Pauwelsstraße 30, D-52074, Aachen, Germany

    Hans F. Merk

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Bashir, S.J., Maibach, H.I. (1999). Contact Urticaria Syndrome and Claims Support. In: Elsner, P., Maibach, H.I., Merk, H.F. (eds) Cosmetics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59869-2_21

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