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- Title
Airborne contact dermatitis from Compositae oleoresins simulating photodermatitis.
- Authors
Hjorth, Niels; Roed-Petersen, Jytte; Thomsen, Kristian
- Abstract
American ragweed (<em>Ambrosia</em>) dermatitis has an airborne pattern and is caused by lipid soluble oleoresins of pollens. A similar weed dermatitis has been described in India and Australia. The weeds involved were all of the Compositae family and contain sesquiterpene lactones with one common antigenic determinant. This study reports seven Danish patients treated for many years under the diagnosis of photo-dermatitis, who eventually proved to suffer from Compositae oleoresin dermatitis. Probably, Compositae dermatitis is a world-wide disease, although often misdiagnosed as has happened in Scandinavia.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; INDIA; PHOTOSENSITIVITY disorders; SKIN inflammation; OLEORESINS; GUMS &; resins; WEEDS
- Publication
British Journal of Dermatology, 1976, Vol 95, Issue 6, p613
- ISSN
0007-0963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2133.1976.tb07033.x