A Case of Connubial Contact Dermatitis due to Rhus.
- Author:
Jung Min CHOI
;
Jeong Deok LEE
;
Hyung Ok KIM
;
Chung Won KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Adult;
Allergens;
Arm;
Breast;
Buttocks;
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact;
Dermatitis, Contact*;
Female;
Humans;
Lacquer;
Lunch;
Neck;
Patch Tests;
Restaurants;
Rhus*;
Spouses;
Trees
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1998;36(3):469-472
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Allergic contact dermatitis that is attributable to contact with environmental sensitizers boine by a second individual, especially in marital or sexual relationships, has been described as connubial contact dermatitis. Severely pruritic multiple erythematous plaques, vesicles and bullae in a 35-year-old woman occurred on the face, posterior area of the neck, breasts, buttock, and both upper arms. No direct contact to allergens was obtained. However her husband had eaten some cooked sprouts from a lacquer tree for lunch at a restaurant the day before her eruption, then he caressed her that night. A patch test with extracts of lacquer tree in ethanol(2%), crushed extracts of lacquer tree (as is), and urushiol(0.002% pet.) on the patients back showed strong positive reactions.
