Airborne contact dermatitis from Compositae plants in northern India

Sharma, Siddhartha; Kaur, Sukhwinder

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0536.1989.tb04676.x

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“…There are, however, still more men than women who react to Parthenium, namely 55% of the men versus 27% of the women (26). This, in contrast to earlier observations regarding the sex distribution, is explained by the fact that more women have gardening as a hobby or trade or have outdoor work.…”

Section: Sex Distributioncontrasting

confidence: 55%

“…The condition occurs typically in dry hot areas of the USA, Australia and India, and has been reported in Europe only within the last 2 decades (10,18,20,25,26). Due to these climatic conditions of windy hot weather, it has been natural to assume that the allergens were airborne, and some authors have considered airborne contact dermatitis and polleninduced dermatitis as one (8).…”

Section: Airborne Allergensmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Compositae dermatitis: a survey

Paulsen

1992

Contact Dermatitis

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Compositae dermatitis in an allergic contact dermatitis, frequently chronic, triggered by plants of the Compositae family. The condition, which is seen, in particular, in middle-aged and elderly persons, typically starts in the summer months with an acute eczema either corresponding to areas exposed to light and air, or corresponding to areas of plant contact; it disappears spontaneously during the fall of the year. Repeated exposure over a number of years may cause severe intractable dermatitis affecting the patient throughout the year. The responsible allergens are sesquiterpene lactones, and investigations to date indicate that the frequency of the allergy is similar to that seen with some of the contact allergens of the standard patch test series. The diagnosis, however, is difficult, partly due to the fact that the clinical picture may be mistaken for a photodermatosis, and partly owing to the difficulty in obtaining commercially available allergens for patch testing. The diagnosis is therefore based on testing with plant extracts, which can cause pronounced local reactions and possibly active sensitization. A survey is given of the possible modes of sensitization, sex and age distribution, the relationship to photosensitivity and atopy, as well as the possible treatment. It is conclude~, on the basis of the chronic nature of the disease, and the diagnostic and treatment problems, that continued intensive research into the condition is urgently needed.

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Section: Sex Distributioncontrasting

confidence: 55%

Section: Airborne Allergensmentioning

confidence: 99%

Compositae dermatitis: a survey

Paulsen

1992

Contact Dermatitis

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“…This pattern was also the most common in the study conducted by Sharma and Kaur. 5 Next in the list was allergic contact dermatitis to paint. It was tested with the allergens potassium dichromate (0.5%), epoxy resins, formaldehyde and colophony.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A study of 300 cases of allergic contact dermatitis

2017

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Background: Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is a delayed type of hypersensitivity from contact with a specific allergen. The aim of the study was to study age, sex incidence of allergic contact dermatitis and incidence of various allergen in patch test positive cases for that allergen in patients presenting to dermatology department in Meenakshi Medical College & Research institute, Kanchipuram.Methods: Diagnosis of allergic contact dermatitis was made by patch testing.Results: Most cases of allergic contact dermatitis fall in the age group of 41-50 years. More common in males than females. Allergic contact dermatitis to cement was found to be the commonest cause in our study. Conclusions: Allergic contact dermatitis is common in middle age and incidence of disease is common in males than females. The higher incidence of allergic contact dermatitis to cement is due to more people being employed in construction working in this part of the world.

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“…[7] Sharma and Kaur recorded 78% of ABCD patients having parthenium sensitivity. [8] In our study 8/11 (72.7%) ABCD cases showed parthenium sensitivity out of which 4/11 (36.4%) had photoallergy to parthenium. Sharma et al in their study found 3/9 photopatch tested patients with photoallergic reaction to parthenium and another three patients showed photoaggravation.…”

Section: Discussion Discussionmentioning

confidence: 86%