Phototoxic dermatitis caused by celery infected by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.
11 men developed a severe phototoxic dermatitis of the hands and forearms after harvesting celery infected with Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. By thin-layer chromatography and fluorescence spectrophotometry, xanthotoxin, bergapten and sphondin were isolated. The Canadida albicans test demonstrated xanthotoxin and bergapten as the phototoxic compounds.
D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D001203:Ascomycota; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000209:etiology*; D005506:Food Contamination; D011564:Furocoumarins / Q000032:analysis; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D010945:Plants, Edible / Q000032:analysis / Q000382:microbiology*
D011564:Furocoumarins