Clinical patterns of phytodermatitis.
Exposure to plants is very common, through leisure or professional activity. In addition, plant products and botanic extracts are increasingly present in the environment. Cutaneous adverse reactions to plants and their derivatives occur fairly frequently, and establishing the correct diagnosis is not always easy. The astute clinician relies on a detailed history and a careful skin examination to substantiate his opinion. This article reviews the characteristic clinical patterns of phyto- and phytophotodermatitis and some less common presentations.
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Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, Room A 4.17, 687 Pine Avenue west, Montreal, QC H3A 1A1, Canada. denis.sasseville@mcgill.ca
D000485:Allergens / Q000009:adverse effects*; D027926:Anacardiaceae / Q000009:adverse effects; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D017453:Dermatitis, Irritant / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D017454:Dermatitis, Photoallergic / Q000175:diagnosis; D011040:Dermatitis, Toxicodendron / Q000175:diagnosis; D003880:Dermatology / Q000379:methods; D004892:Erythema Multiforme / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D020441:Ginkgo biloba / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000009:adverse effects; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D010944:Plants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D031825:Primula / Q000009:adverse effects; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000009:adverse effects; D031447:Tulipa / Q000009:adverse effects
D000485:Allergens; D052638:Particulate Matter; D012717:Sesquiterpenes