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

• Main Authors: Liv Kroona (Author), Marléne Isaksson (Author), Camilla Ahlgren (Author), Jakob Dahlin (Author), Magnus Bruze (Author), Gunnar Warfvinge (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...