[Contact dermatitis caused by spinach, hedge mustard and chives].
A 54-year-old female working as a vegetable farmer presented with painful pruritic skin lesions on both hands. Physical examination showed a hyperkeratotic fissured eczema. RAST, prick- and patch testing revealed type I and IV hypersensitivity to spinach, ruccola, and chives, so that a protein contact dermatitis was diagnosed.
Roller
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E
Universitätshautklinik, Düsseldorf.
Meller
S
S
Homey
B
B
Ruzicka
T
T
Neumann
N J
NJ
D027782:Chive / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009149:Mustard Plant / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012882:Skin Tests; D018724:Spinacia oleracea / Q000009:adverse effects*
D005938:Glucocorticoids