Eyelid dermatitis associated with balsam of Peru constituents: benzoic acid and benzyl alcohol.

Contact Dermatitis

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami-Miller School of Medicine, Cedars Medical Center, 1295 NW 14 Street, Suite L, Miami, FL 33136, USA.

Published: February 2008

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