DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Especially in Hawaii and Malaysia, dermatitis was observed after eating raw pineapple.
EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.
Type I sensitization to the enzyme bromelin.
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Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
Immediately after eating the pineapple: intense burning of the lips and the corners of the mouth, after 6-8 hours: acute cheilitis and dermatitis.
Progression/forecastThis section has been translated automatically.
Decay after 2-3 days.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Modi GM et al (2009) Irritant contact dermatitis from plants. Dermatitis 20:63-78.
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Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer