Acute irritant bullous contact dermatitis caused by Euphorbia helioscopia

Abstract

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Lichenoid contact dermatitis secondary to methylisothiazolinone (MI)

“…Although MI is reported to cause a flare in preexisting oral lichen planus, 11 there are no previously reported cases of MI/MCI causing de novo lichenoid contact dermatitis as far as the authors are aware at the time of submission. Pirmez et al 12 recently reported 3 confirmed and 27 suspected cases of photoaggravated allergic contact dermatitis secondary to MI/MCI, but none had any lichenoid features histologically.…”

Irritant contact dermatitis due to Euphorbia trigona

“…It is traditionally used to treat skin cancers, actinic keratosis, and digestive system disorders . Many species of Euphorbia typically have a milky sap that can cause irritant reactions, including E. helioscopia , E. pulcherrima , E. marginata , E. myrsinites , and E. hermentiana . E. trigona , known as African milk tree, also produces a milky sap which causes irritant contact dermatitis.…”

A rare cause of emergency department visit: Euphorbia helioscopia contact dermatitis

“…This contact leads to a reaction on the skin called irritant contact dermatitis (ICD) and allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) 3 . Only a few case reports have been reported with contact dermatitis by Euphorbia helioscopia (EH) in the literature [4], [5]. In this case report we want to share our experience with EH contact dermatitis in ED.…”