title: [Contact dermatitis caused by spinach, hedge mustard and chives].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Universitätshautklinik, Düsseldorf.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roller
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meller
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Homey
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ruzicka
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Neumann
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids