Allergic contact dermatitis to plants: An analysis of 68 patients tested at the Skin and Cancer Foundation

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 129-131

  Cook, David K ^a   Freeman, Susanne ^a  

^a SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alstroemeria; Compositae; Crevillea; Plant allergy; Rhus sawdust

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN ALLERGY;

EID: 0030869045     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1997.tb01128.x     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. Lovell CR. Plants and the skin. Oxford: Blackwell Science, 1993.
2. Menz J. Contact dermatitis from Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon'. Med. J. Aust. 1985, 143: 631-2.
3. Menz J, Rossi ER, Taylor WC, Wall L. Contact dermatitis from Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon'. Contact Dermatitis 1986; 15: 126-31.
4. Lothian N. Grevillea species and hybrids causing contact dermatitis. Australas. J. Dermatol. 1989; 30: 111-13.
5. Ross JS, du Peloux Menage H, Hawk JL, White IR. Sesquiterpene lactone contact sensitivity: Clinical patterns of Compositae dermatitis and relationship to chronic actinic dermatitis. Contact Dermatitis 1993; 29: 84-7.
6. Paulsen E, Andersen KE, Hausen BM. Compositae dermatitis in a Danish dermatology department in one year. Results of routine patch testing with the sesquiterpene lactone mix supplemented with aimed patch testing with extracts and sesquiterpene lactones of Compositae plants. Contact Dermatitis 1993; 29: 6-10.
7. Crounse RG. Plant dermatitis due to Compositae (Asteraceae) family. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 1980; 2: 417-24.
8. Benezra C, Ducombs G, Sell Y, Foussereau J. Plant Contact Dermatitis. Ontario: BC Decker, 1985.
9. Marks JG. Allergic contact dermatitis to Alstroemeria. Arch. Dermatol. 1988; 124: 914-16.
10. Rietschel RL,. Selected highlights of the second congress of the European Society of Contact Dermatitis. Am. J. Contact Dermatitis 1995; 6: 128-9.
11. Calvert ML, Robertson I, Samasatanga H. Mango dermatitis: Allergic contact dermatitis to Mangifera indica. Australas. J. Dermatol. 1996; 37: 59-60.