Phototoxic dermatitis due to Chenopodium album in a mother and son.
Chenopodium album L. subs. album (Chenopodiaceae) is an annual herb with fibrous roots. The plant grows worldwide and frequently in moist areas. Sometimes, the young parts of this plant can be cooked and eaten as a vegetable. In this article, we report a mother and her adult son, in whom phototoxic reaction developed on the sun-exposed body areas after eating this plant of Chenopodiaceae family because of rare presentation. We thought that this reaction was probably due to furocoumarins constituent within the plant.
Department of Dermatology, Yüzüncü Yil University Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey. omercal@hotmail.com
Omer
O
Calka
Necmettin
N
Akdeniz
Ahmet
A
Metin
Lütfi
L
Behçet
D000328:Adult; D027463:Chenopodium album / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017454:Dermatitis, Photoallergic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017484:Dermatitis, Phototoxic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014675:Vegetables / Q000009:adverse effects*