Dermatitis artichoke

Meding B. Allergic contact dermatitis from artichoke, Cynara scolymus. Contact Dermatitis 1983 9(4) 314. [Pg.365]

Reactions may be seen to Cynara scolymus in market gardeners [224], food handlers, vegetable sellers [225], and workers cleaning artichokes [223], and to parsley and parsnip in kitchen workers [201, 204, 205]. In Japan, persons who wrap leaves of the beefsteak plant, Perilla frutescens (shiso) are prone to develop allergic contact dermatitis, apparently from L-perillaldehyde [226]. Mustard caused contact dermatitis in a salad maker [227]. Patch testing can be done with synthetic oil of mustard [228] (0.1% allylisothiocyanate). [Pg.747]

A grocer developed allergic contact dermatitis from an artichoke, Cynara scolymus. Patch tests were positive to the stem as well as an alcoholic extract of... [Pg.752]

Quirce S, Tabor Al, Olaguibel JM, et al. (1996) Occupational contact urticaria syndrome caused by globe artichoke (Cynara scolymus), J Allergy Clin Immunol 97 710-711 Reynolds GW, Rodriguez E (1986) Unusual contact allergens from plants in the family Hydrophyllaceae. Contact Dermatitis 14 30-44... [Pg.955]

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