Plant dermatitis, irritantL24.7

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Contact dermatitis caused by irritant (skin-irritating) effects of plants and their products on the skin.

EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.

Contact dermatitis is only irritative (non-immunological) via irritant toxic plant components. The plant sap releases substances from cut or squashed plant parts and causes skin irritation. The skin irritating effect of the pharmacologically active substances from the stinging nettle (acetylcholine; histamine; serotonin) is well known; also the so-called narcissus dermatitis and the hop picker dermatitis are toxic-irritative dermatitis.

TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.

Disinfectant measures; mild corticoid externa.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer