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Airborne contact dermatitis induced by parthenium: a study of 50 cases in South India.
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Clinical & Experimental Dermatology . Jul2009, Vol. 34 Issue 5, pe4-e6. 1p. 3 Color Photographs. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Airborne contact dermatitis (ABCD) is a commonly occurring form of allergic contact dermatitis with varied aetiology, often posing a diagnostic challenge in management. A study was carried out on patients with a clinical picture and history consistent with ABCD due to exposure to Parthenium hysterophorus (parthenium weed), who were patch tested. There were 50 patients with parthenium-induced ABCD (36 men and 14 women; age range 24–75 years). The majority (90%) of the patients were farmers and most of the patients (74.5%) had exacerbations during summer. The most common type of dermatitis was the classic pattern (46%) followed by the mixed pattern (30%), erythroderma (14%) and chronic actinic dermatitis (10%). Of the 40 cases patch tested with the Indian standard series of antigens, 36 (90%) cases had patch-test results positive for parthenium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SKIN inflammation
*PARTHENIUM
*ALLERGIES
*PARTHENIUM hysterophorus
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03076938
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Clinical & Experimental Dermatology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 40642805
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02960.x