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Chenopodium album L. ssp. album is a common plant species worldwide, especially in humid areas. Sun exposure after oral intake of the plant can lead to sunburn-like rashes owing to its furocoumarin content. In this article, we reported nine patients who developed dermatitis with edema, erythema and necrosis on the face and dorsum of the hands. Each was exposed to sunlight after eating selemez (the vernacular name of C. album L. ssp. album). The plant samples analyzed by an expert botanist were described as C. album L. ssp. album belonging to Chenopodiacea family.
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Chenopodium album/efeitos adversos , Dermatite Fototóxica/etiologia , Adulto , Edema/etiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Hiperglicemia/etiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Luz SolarRESUMO
In this article, we report a 2-year-old girl with severe phototoxic dermatitis caused by ingestion of Chenopodium album. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of phototoxic dermatitis due to Chenopodium album in childhood.
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Chenopodium album/efeitos adversos , Dermatite Fototóxica/etiologia , Antitrombina III/uso terapêutico , Pré-Escolar , Claritromicina/uso terapêutico , Colagenases/uso terapêutico , Dermatite Fototóxica/diagnóstico , Dermatite Fototóxica/tratamento farmacológico , Fármacos Dermatológicos/uso terapêutico , Quimioterapia Combinada , Feminino , Ácido Fusídico/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Prednisolona/uso terapêutico , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
A woman presented work-related rhinoconjunctivitis due to inhalation of pepsin used in a slaughterhouse. Prick tests and conjunctival challenge were positive to pepsin. Serum specific IgE to pepsin was 5.58 kU/L and an IgE-binding band of 43 kDa was detected in SDS-PAGE Immunoblotting. Rhinoconjunctivitis improved clearly when the patient was assigned to another place without contact with pepsin. Pepsin has been previously reported to cause occupational allergic asthma on three occasions. As far as we know, this is the first reported case in which an IgE-immunoblot has been performed.
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Conjuntivite/etiologia , Doenças Profissionais/etiologia , Pepsina A/efeitos adversos , Rinite/etiologia , Matadouros , Adulto , Alérgenos/efeitos adversos , Alérgenos/imunologia , Antígenos de Dermatophagoides/efeitos adversos , Antígenos de Dermatophagoides/imunologia , Artemisia/efeitos adversos , Chenopodium album/efeitos adversos , Conjuntivite/imunologia , Feminino , Humanos , Imunoglobulina E/sangue , Exposição por Inalação/efeitos adversos , Doenças Profissionais/imunologia , Exposição Ocupacional/efeitos adversos , Pepsina A/imunologia , Pólen/efeitos adversos , Rinite/imunologiaRESUMO
Chenopodium album L. subs. album (Chenopodiaceae) is an annual herb with fibrous roots. The plant grows worldwide and frequently in moist areas. Sometimes, the young parts of this plant can be cooked and eaten as a vegetable. In this article, we report a mother and her adult son, in whom phototoxic reaction developed on the sun-exposed body areas after eating this plant of Chenopodiaceae family because of rare presentation. We thought that this reaction was probably due to furocoumarins constituent within the plant.
