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Allergic contact dermatitis from gardenia fruit
Author(s) -
Kubo Yorjiro,
aka Shigeo,
Yoshida Hikotaro
Publication year - 1990
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.1600-0536.1990.tb01518.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gardenia , exacerbation , bruise , dermatology , allergic contact dermatitis , erythema , contact dermatitis , traditional medicine , allergy , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine , traditional chinese medicine , immunology
A 41‐year‐old man, with severe itchy dermatitis on the left leg, had treated a bruise on the left knee with a topical folk remedy called Sukujikoh, which contains about 16% powdered gardenia fruit. After 4 days, an exacerbation of symptoms appeared, with edema, erythema, and vesicles in the treated area. Patch testing indicated sensitivity to the seeds of gardenia fruit and, to a lesser extent, the pericarp (fruit wall). The allergens could be extracted into ethanol and, less readily, into water.