Skin toxicity from glyphosate-surfactant formulation.
Glyphosate (N-[phosphonomethyl]glycine) is a nonselective herbicide used in agriculture as a foliage spray for the control and the destruction of herbaceous plants. Adverse skin reactions due to contact with this compound have been rarely described. We report a case of a 78-year-old woman presenting with extensive chemical burns on her trunk and legs caused by accidental contact with a glyphosate-surfactant formulation. The lesions healed in four weeks without scarring.
Amerio
Paolo
P
Department of Dermatology, University G. d'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy. p.amerio@unich.it
Motta
Angela
A
Toto
Paola
P
Pour
Saman Mohammad
SM
Pajand
Reza
R
Feliciani
Claudio
C
Tulli
Antonello
A
D000368:Aged; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005998:Glycine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D006540:Herbicides / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000097797:Glyphosate
D005998:Glycine; D006540:Herbicides; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D000097797:Glyphosate