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Airborne contact dermatitis caused by common ivy ( Hedera helix L. ssp. helix )
Author(s) -
Bregnbak David,
Menné Torkil,
Johansen Jeanne D.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/cod.12337
Subject(s) - medicine , allergy , family medicine , allergic contact dermatitis , university hospital , dermatology , immunology
Conflict of interests: The authors declare no conflict of interests. and neck. He had no previous skin disease. He had worked as a landscape gardener for the previous 2 years, and had been pruning common ivy 2 days before the dermatitis outbreak. Examination showed severe dermatitis on the middle of his thighs down to his lower legs, partly involving the ankles, and on the middle of his upper arms and distally continuing to the hands. The pattern of dermatitis was consistent with plant dermatitis: multishaped vesiculo-bullous lesions on exposed skin (Fig. 1). He was treated with both systemic and topical corticosteroids for 3 weeks. Patch testing was performed with an extended European baseline series, fragrance substance series, and two leaves (a small leaf and a large leaf) of common ivy. Finn Chambers® (8 mm; SmartPractice, Phoenix, AZ, USA) on Scanpor® tape (Norgesplaster A/S, Vennesla, Norway) were used. The patch tests were applied to the upper back and occluded for 48 hrs. Readings were performed on D2, D3, and D7, according to ICDRG recommendations (3). Positive test reactions to both common