Plant dermatitis can be classified as primary irritant dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis, phytophotodermatitis and pseudophytophotodermatitis. Among these, allergic contact dermatitis is seen most freguently. It is generally known that dermatitis causing plants have various characteristics depending on the habitat af different plants. Until now we have had great difficulty in finding the causative factors in plant dermatitis in Korea. This is due to the fact that we do not have anr comprehensive reports regarding domestic or imported timbers concerned in contact dermatiti. The purpose of this thesis is to gather the basic materials necessary to discover the cauae of plant contact dermatitis. All kinds of trees, flowers, and grasses in Korea and imported timbers concerned with contact dermatitis were considered in this study. We strove to ascertain whether the species in our country are the same as found in foreign countries or other different speceies are in our country under the sarne genus found in foreign countries. The basis for our study is several Korean plant books as well as interviews with several native botanists. Vie also discussed major families af plants causing or possible causing plant dermatitis in Korea.
Dermatitis ; Dermatitis, Allergic Contact ; Dermatitis, Contact* ; Dermatitis, Irritant ; Ecosystem ; Flowers ; Humans ; Korea ; Plants ; Poaceae ; Trees

Allergic contact dermatitis due to 8-MOP is a rarely known si(ie effect of this widely used drug. Other known adverse reactions due to 8-MOP such as the oallergic dermatitis as well as some isolated cases of exanthema, papular eruptions, and astloma like symptoms are also sporadically reported. A 52-year-old man with vitiligo developed erythema to the UVA exposed 0.3% Oxoralen cream applied area. Prior to this episode, the patient had history of generalized burns after systernic PUVA therapy in 1983. Even after this experience, the patient had few more episodes of erythema at the site of 0.3%. Oxoralen cream application. We performed patch test and photopatch tests with Scandinavian series, 0.3% Oxoraler or am (as is), and diluted 8-MOP, 5-MOP, TMP solution. The result showed positive reactivity to 6-methylcoumarin, 8-MOP, as well as to 0.3% Oxoralen cream. The size of erythema was same in both irradiated areas which indicates an allergic contact dermatitis rather than photoallergic dermatitis or phototoxic dermatitis.
Burns ; Dermatitis ; Dermatitis, Allergic Contact* ; Dermatitis, Photoallergic ; Dermatitis, Phototoxic ; Erythema ; Exanthema ; Humans ; Methoxsalen ; Middle Aged ; Patch Tests ; PUVA Therapy ; Thymidine Monophosphate ; Vitiligo

Produced in large-scale since the 1950s, epoxy resins have been used diversely, and new uses are continuing to be found and developed so that the accompanying risks of dermatitis have been spread to new industries such as construction and road building. Epoxy resin, irritants and allergens, cause both direct and airborne contact dermatitis, and occupational dermatitis, This was observed shortly after they were introduced. We report a case of airborne allergic contact dermatitis by an epoxy resin in an antiskid-surfacing worker. A 46-year-old Korean male presented with symmetrical eczematous lesions on exposed areas. A Patch test revealed positive reactions to epoxy resin 1% and their own material, and the symptoms cleared when he changed work environments.
Allergens ; Dermatitis ; Dermatitis, Allergic Contact* ; Dermatitis, Contact ; Dermatitis, Occupational ; Epoxy Resins ; Humans ; Irritants ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Patch Tests

Topical steroid is one of the main armaments for dermatologists, but it can cause many unwanted side effects. Allergic contact dermatitis, even if it is rare, is one of them and would fall the physician in to confusion. So it is important to consider this problem in the case of dermatitis with no or poor response to appropriate topical steroid therapy. We herein report a case of allergic contact dermatitis caused by topical hydrocortisone cream.
Dermatitis ; Dermatitis, Allergic Contact* ; Hydrocortisone*

There were 52 patients (30 females and 22 males) suffered from allergic dermatitis admitted to at the Department of Allergology and Clinical Immunology in Bach Mai Hospital (1999-2003). The results showed that: Antibiotic use is main cause of alergic dermatitis, in which phenicol class related to most cases. There were 4 main symptoms of allergic dermatitis: itching, erythema, oedema and vesicle. Symptoms always happened lately. Glucocorticoids, antihistamins and vitamin C are main medications to treat patients with allergic dermatitis.
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact ; Hypersensitivity ; Dermatitis

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Dermatitis, Allergic Contact*

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Dermatitis, Allergic Contact* ; Rosa*

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Dermatitis, Allergic Contact ; Petrolatum

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Benzoin* ; Dermatitis, Allergic Contact*

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Aloe* ; Dermatitis, Allergic Contact*