A 56-year-old male florist presented with chronic hand eczema andonychodystrophy. His family history was positive for atopic dermatitisand psoriasis. He has cared for plants from a young age and beganworking as a florist at the age of 20. He noted a worsening of hiseczema after handling latex-producing plants, particularly followingcontact with latex from cut or damaged leaves and stems of plantsidentified by the patient as a poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) or amandevilla (Mandevilla sanderi).
Occupational allergic contact dermatitis to Euphorbia pulcherrima in a florist
Foti, Caterina;Sbarra, Giorgia;Rosato, William Andrew;Vimercati, Luigi;Sponselli, Stefania;Romita, Paolo;Antelmi, Annarita
2024-01-01
Abstract
A 56-year-old male florist presented with chronic hand eczema andonychodystrophy. His family history was positive for atopic dermatitisand psoriasis. He has cared for plants from a young age and beganworking as a florist at the age of 20. He noted a worsening of hiseczema after handling latex-producing plants, particularly followingcontact with latex from cut or damaged leaves and stems of plantsidentified by the patient as a poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) or amandevilla (Mandevilla sanderi).File in questo prodotto:
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