title: Dermatologic hazards from hidden contacts with penicillin.
abstract: The unbridled use of penicillin after its discovery by Fleming has resulted in possible hazards to human health due to traces of the drug being present in food and other hidden sources. These hazards may include toxic effects, hypersensitivity reactions and possibly a raising of the frequency and duration of allergy to penicillin.
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000209:etiology*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005506:Food Contamination; D005658:Fungi / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D010406:Penicillins / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D010406:Penicillins