Shorthand
|
Explanation
|
ACD |
Allergic contact dermatitis |
CI |
Confidence interval |
EBS |
European baseline series |
ECHA |
European Chemicals Agency (echa.europa.eu) |
EECDRG |
European Environmental and Contact Dermatitis Research Group (<www.eecdrg.org>) |
ESCD |
European Society of Contact Dermatitis (<www.escd.org>) |
FM |
Fragrance mix |
GC-MS |
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry |
HICC |
Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde |
HPLC |
High-performance liquid chromatography |
ICPMS |
Inductively coupled plasma mass spetrometry |
IVDK |
Information Network of Departments of Dermatology (<www.ivdk.org>) |
LTT |
Lymphocyte Transformation Test |
M(C)I |
Methyl(chloro)isothiazolinone |
OOHs |
Hydroperoxides |
OR |
Odds ratio |
pet. |
Petrolatum (as patch test vehicle) |
QoL |
Quality of life |
ROAT |
Repeated open application test |