Fibreglass dermatitis: a report of 2 cases.

Contact Dermatitis

Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University Clinical Hospital of Valladolid, Avda Ramón y Cajal N 3, 47005 Valladolid, Spain.

Published: August 2008

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