Carvone Contact Allergy in Southern Sweden: A 21-year Retrospective Study

Carvone (l-carvone), a mint flavour in spearmint oil, is considered a mild skin sensitizer. Carvone-sensitization may be linked to oral/perioral signs and oral lichen planus, but studies are sparse. The prevalence of patch test reactions to carvone and relevant findings from the positive group were...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Liv Kroona, Marléne Isaksson, Camilla Ahlgren, Jakob Dahlin, Magnus Bruze, Gunnar Warfvinge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Journals Sweden 2018-09-01
Series:Acta Dermato-Venereologica
Subjects:
Online Access: https://www.medicaljournals.se/acta/content/html/10.2340/00015555-3009