A Case of Contact Dermatitis due to Garlic.
- Author:
Sang Won LEE
1
;
Sang Won JEONG
;
Seung Hoon CHA
;
Seok Don PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Garlic;
Contact dermatitis
- MeSH:
Buttocks;
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact;
Dermatitis, Contact*;
Dermatitis, Irritant;
Erythema;
Female;
Garlic*;
Herbal Medicine;
Herpes Zoster;
Humans;
Liliaceae;
Middle Aged;
Plants, Edible;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1999;37(8):1111-1113
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Garlic is a well known edible plant and has been used as a herbal medicine. It is a member of Liliaceae which contains allylpropyldisulfide, diallyldisulfide and allicin which can induce allergic contact dermatitis or primary irritant dermatitis applied topically. A 53-year-old female patient was presented with vesicles, crust and erythema on her left buttock. She applied crushed raw garlic on the lesion site for the treatment of residual skin lesion following herpes zoster.
