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Case Reports
. 2020 Aug;83(2):172-173.
doi: 10.1111/cod.13626. Epub 2020 Jun 16.

Surgical mask dermatitis caused by formaldehyde (releasers) during the COVID-19 pandemic

Olivier Aerts  1   2 , Ella Dendooven  1   2   3 , Kenn Foubert  3 , Sofie Stappers  1 , Michal Ulicki  1 , Julien Lambert  1
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Surgical mask dermatitis caused by formaldehyde (releasers) during the COVID-19 pandemic

Olivier Aerts et al. Contact Dermatitis. 2020 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol; COVID-19; allergic contact dermatitis; bronopol; case report; formaldehyde; medical device; occupational; rosacea; surgical mask.

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