Contact allergy caused by bamboo shoots.

This article focuses on a case study related to contact allergy caused by bamboo shoots. A 44-year-old housewife prepared dinner in April 1985. About 2 or 3 days later, she noticed lesions on her face and back of the fingers. She used bamboo shoots again for preparing a meal in May 1985 and developed an extensive pruritic rash lasting 3 days. It appeared on her hands and spread over the face, right side of the neck and both forearms. She recovered with oral antihistamines and steriods. She was patch tested in June 1985 with scrapings from the heads and tails of leaves.