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Contact dermatitis to Shiitake mushroom
Author(s) -
Curnow Paul,
Tam Mei
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2003.00665.x
Subject(s) - mushroom , lentinus , medicine , contact dermatitis , sawdust , dermatology , atopic dermatitis , allergic contact dermatitis , allergy , food science , pulp and paper industry , biology , immunology , engineering
Summary A 44‐year‐old woman with occupational allergic contact dermatitis to Shiitake mushroom ( Lentinus edodes ), sawdust and thiuram. She presented with an 8‐month history of hand and face dermatitis that developed after working for 2.5 years in a mushroom farm. Within 3 months of ceasing work at the farm, her symptoms resolved completely.