Dermatosis due to plants (phytodermatosis)
An Bras Dermatol. 2010 Jul-Aug;85(4):479-89.
doi: 10.1590/s0365-05962010000400009.
[Article in
English,
Portuguese]
Affiliation
- 1 Faculty of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. vitoreis76@hotmail.com
Abstract
Dermatosis caused by plants is relatively common and may occur by various pathogenic mechanisms. Dermatitis due to physical trauma, pharmacological action, irritation, sensitization, mediated by IgE and induced by light are described. Pseudophytodermatosis caused by plant-delivered elements is also described in the introduction to this work.
MeSH terms
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Dermatitis, Contact / classification
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Dermatitis, Contact / etiology*
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Humans
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Plants / adverse effects*