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Lichen picker's dermatitis ( Cladonia alpestris (L) Rab.)
Author(s) -
Salo H.,
Hannuksela M.,
Hausen B.
Publication year - 1981
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/j.1600-0536.1981.tb03951.x
Subject(s) - dermatology , contact dermatitis , medicine , allergic contact dermatitis , lichen , allergy , biology , immunology , botany
The frequency and immunological background of dermatitis occurring in lichen pickers during the 3– to 4–month picking season were studied in a small community in northern Finland. Thirty of 164 lichen pickers had suffered from dermatitis at least on the fingers and the dorsa of their hands, and many of them also had dermatitis on their forearms, faces, etc. Fifteen of them were subjected to epicutaneous and photo‐cpicutaneous testing with crushed Cladonia alpestris (L.) Rab. and some fractions of it. Allergic contact reactions were seen in nine subjects, three of whom also had positive photo‐epicutaneous test reactions from lichen allergens. No immediate reactions were seen in scratch or scratch chamber tests with crushed Cl, alpestris or with its alcoholic extract.