Unusual complications after occupational exposure to giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum): A case report
| Autor: | Agnieszka Popiołek, Michał Piotrowiak, Piotr Klimaszyk, Dorota Klimaszyk |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Heracleum lcsh:Medicine Hand Dermatoses Leg Dermatoses Skin thickness Amputation Surgical necrosis Occupational Exposure medicine Humans Burning Sensation Skin VESICULOBULLOUS RASH biology integumentary system business.industry lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Phytophotodermatitis General Medicine Bacterial Infections biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Dermatology Hyperpigmentation Surgery giant hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Epidermal necrosis phytophotodermatitis skin burns Occupational exposure medicine.symptom business Dermatitis Phototoxic |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 141-144 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 1232-1087 |
| Popis: | Exposure to giant hogweed brings about the risk of serious skin damage, usually in the form of phytophotodermatitis. Initially, skin changes are signaled by a burning sensation, followed by a vesiculobullous rash and long-term hyperpigmentation. Usually, skin disorders improve after the application of topical and oral corticosteroids. In extremely rare instances, full skin thickness burns or epidermal necrosis occur. The study presents a case of occupational exposure to hogweed, which resulted in extensive skin lesions leading to the disablement of a 27-year-old man. The principles of procedure to be followed when contact with giant hogweed is an occupational hazard are also outlined. |
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