Irritant contact dermatitis after a curious therapeutic use of oregano essential oil

Affiliations

¹ Istituti Ospedalieri Bergamaschi, Policlinico San Marco, Devision of Dermatology, Zingonia-Osio Sotto (Bg), Italy.
² Surgical department, UOC Dermatologia, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy.
³ Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Dermatology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.

Case Reports

Maria Michela Lauriola et al. Contact Dermatitis. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;83(2):129-130.

doi: 10.1111/cod.13540. Epub 2020 Apr 20.

¹ Istituti Ospedalieri Bergamaschi, Policlinico San Marco, Devision of Dermatology, Zingonia-Osio Sotto (Bg), Italy.
² Surgical department, UOC Dermatologia, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy.
³ Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Dermatology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: case report; essential oils; irritant contact dermatitis; oregano essential oil; patch test.

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