## SUMMARY A 53βyearβold farm worker presented with a 3βyear history of an occupational allergic contact dermatitis to asparagus. The dermatitis cleared quickly with courses of systemic corticosteroids but relapsed within days of further exposure to asparagus. The genera Asparagus is made up of som
Contact dermatitis to Shiitake mushroom
β Scribed by Paul Curnow; Mei Tam
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 50 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-8380
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β¦ Synopsis
Summary
A 44βyearβold woman with occupational allergic contact dermatitis to Shiitake mushroom (Lentinus edodes), sawdust and thiuram. She presented with an 8βmonth history of hand and face dermatitis that developed after working for 2.5Β years in a mushroom farm. Within 3Β months of ceasing work at the farm, her symptoms resolved completely.
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