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Document ID (ISN)20629
CIS number 74-733
ISSN - Serial title 0032-6291 - Pracovní lékařství
Year 1973
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Kolinský J.
Title Phytogenic photodermatitis of occupational origin caused by fraxinella (Dictamnus albus L)
Original title Fototoxická fytogenní dermatitida profesionálního původu způsobená třemdavou bílou (Dictamnus Albus L) [in Czech]
Bibliographic information Apr. 1973, Vol.25, No.4, p.159-160. Illus. 3 ref.
Abstract Description of a rare case of phytogenic photodermatitis of occupational origin caused by fraxinella in a worker in a botanical garden. The skin eruption (red stripes with phlyctenae on the exposed parts of the body) developed 3 days after the contact with the plant and disappeared within 4 weeks. The skin pigmentation and depigmentation persisted for almost 5 months.
Descriptors (primary) fraxinella; horticulture; photosensitization dermatitis
Descriptors (secondary) case study
Document type -
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Skin diseases
Agriculture