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The patient had handled different tea blends since 2013: the tea was packed in 1 or 3 kg bags on arrival to the shop and manually replaced in tea caddies, causing some release of tea dust. Keywords: airborne; allergic contact dermatitis; Camellia sinensis; case report; catechins; contact urticaria; epigallocatechin; gallic acid derivatives; histamine release test; occupational EN airborne allergic contact dermatitis Camellia sinensis case report catechins contact urticaria epigallocatechin gallic acid derivatives histamine release test occupational 134 136 3 01/20/22 20220201 NES 220201 Tea, the hot water infusion of the young buds and leaves of I Camellia sinensis i (L.) Kuntze (Theaceae), is the most widely consumed of produced beverages in the world. Airborne, allergic contact dermatitis, Camellia sinensis, case report, catechins, contact urticaria, epigallocatechin, gallic acid derivatives, histamine release test, occupational. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: allergic contact dermatitis; case report; Geraniaceae; occupational; patch testing; Pelargonium zonale; plant EN allergic contact dermatitis case report Geraniaceae occupational patch testing Pelargonium zonale plant 328 329 2 03/15/23 20230401 NES 230401 Pelargonium hybrids of the geranium family (Geraniaceae) are popular pot and container plants in many European countries. Allergic contact dermatitis, case report, occupational, Geraniaceae, patch testing, Pelargonium zonale, plant Because of insufficient details in case reports, contact dermatitis from pelargoniums is not well documented.[1] CASE REPORT A 35-year-old atopic female greenhouse worker was referred because of occupational dermatitis of the forearms. [Extracted from the article]

Chronic inflammatory diseases (CIDs) pose a growing healthcare challenge, with a substantial proportion of patients showing inadequate response to biological treatment. There is renewed interest in dietary changes to optimize treatment regimens, with a growing body of evidence suggesting beneficial effects with adherence to a gluten‐free diet. This study compared the likelihood of achieving clinical response to biological treatment after 14–16 weeks in patients with CID with high versus low‐to‐medium gluten intake. Secondary outcomes of interest included changes in disease activity, health‐related quality of life and C‐reactive protein. The study was a multicentre prospective cohort of 193 participants with a CID diagnosis (i.e. Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Axial Spondyloarthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis or Psoriasis) who initiated biological treatment between 2017 and 2020. Participants were stratified based on their habitual gluten intake: the upper 33.3% (high gluten intake) and the remaining 66.6% (low‐to‐medium gluten intake). The proportion of patients achieving clinical response to biological treatment after 14–16 weeks was compared using logistic regression models. The median gluten intake differed significantly between groups (12.5 g/day vs. 5.9 g/day, standardized mean difference = 1.399). In total, 108 (56%) achieved clinical response to treatment, with no difference between 35 (55%) in the high gluten group and 73 (57%) in the medium‐to‐low gluten group (OR = 0.96 [0.51–1.79], p = 0.897). No differences were found with secondary outcomes. In conclusion, this study found no association between gluten intake and response to biological treatment in patients with CID. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this case we describe a successful combined treatment with local anaesthetics and botulinum toxin A. A 61-year-old man with systemic sclerosis of limited type presented treatment refractory digital ulcers on his toes with a poor response to conventional treatment. A combined treatment as above-mentioned prevented a threatening amputation and improved quality of life, reduction of pain and healing of wounds. Using botulinum toxin A combined with local anaesthetics to severe toe digital ulcers in patients with systemic sclerosis may be a solution, when other treatments have been ineffective and amputation seems to be the last option.