Five Cases of Phytophotodermatitis Caused by Fig Leaves and Relevant Literature Review
| Autor: | Byung Soo Kim, Hyunju Jin, Jin-Hwa Son, Woo-Haing Shim, Hyang-Suk You, Hyun-Chang Ko, Hoon-Soo Kim, Moon-Bum Kim, Gun-Wook Kim, Jeong-Min Kim |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Erythema Photodermatitis Case Report Dermatology Wild parsnip Remedy 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine food Botany medicine Ultraviolet light Allergic contact dermatitis business.industry Furocoumarin Phytophotodermatitis 030208 emergency & critical care medicine medicine.disease Ficus food.food Cellulitis medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Dermatology |
| ISSN: | 2005-3894 1013-9087 |
| Popis: | Phytophotodermatitis is a condition caused by sequential exposure to photosensitizing substances present in plants followed by ultraviolet light. Several plants (e.g., limes, celery, fig, and wild parsnip) contain furocoumarin compounds (psoralens). It is important for dermatologists to be aware of phytophotodermatitis because it may be misdiagnosed as cellulitis, tinea, or allergic contact dermatitis. We present five patients with a sharply defined erythematous swollen patch with bullae on both feet. They described soaking their feet in a fig leaves decoction to treat their underlying dermatologic diseases. Within 24 hours, all patients had a burning sensation in their feet, and erythema and edema had developed on the feet dorsa with exception of the portion of the skin covered by the sandals. Histopathologic examinations revealed sub-epithelial blisters with intensive epidermal necrosis. Phytophotodermatitis was ultimately diagnosed and, after several days, the patients' skin lesions began to recover upon treatment with systemic and topical corticosteroids. Unfortunately, since there are no studies providing sufficient evidence on the benefits of fig leaves, they should be used with caution. |
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