title: Shiitake Mushroom Dermatitis: A Review.
abstract: Shiitake mushroom dermatitis is a cutaneous reaction caused by the consumption of raw or undercooked shiitake mushrooms. Symptoms include linear erythematous eruptions with papules, papulovesicles or plaques, and severe pruritus. It is likely caused by lentinan, a heat-inactivated beta-glucan polysaccharide. Cases were initially reported in Japan but have now been documented in other Asian countries, North America, South America, and Europe, as this mushroom is now cultivated and consumed worldwide. Shiitake mushroom dermatitis may result from mushroom ingestion or from handling, which can result in an allergic contact dermatitis.
authors: University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA.
authors: Mathew Paul
authors: MP
authors: Stephany
authors: Dermatology Department, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
authors: Stella
authors: S
authors: Chung
authors: Dermatology Department, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA. zac0@aol.com.
authors: Marc Zachary
authors: MZ
authors: Handler
authors: University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA.
authors: Nancy Stefanie
authors: NS
authors: Handler
authors: Dermatology Department, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
authors: Glenn A
authors: GA
authors: Handler
authors: Dermatology Department, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
authors: Robert A
authors: RA
authors: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D003296:Cooking; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007912:Lentinan / Q000009:adverse effects; D020942:Shiitake Mushrooms / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007912:Lentinan