Korean Journal of Dermatology  2003;41(7):974-976

Two Cases of Mushroom Intolerance.

Kweon Soo KANG 1 ; Jin Gon JEON ; Hee Jin HAN ; Chun Wook PARK ; Cheol Heon LEE

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Keywords

Mushroom intolerance; Shiitake dermatitis

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Shiitake (Lentinus edodes) is nowadays the second most commonly produced edible mushroom in the world. Two patients complained of severe itching and showed widespread disseminated very small erythematous papule and characteristic linear grouped erythematous papules after scratching (Kobner phenomenon). Here we report two cases of mushroom intolerance which developed after ingestion of boiled or cooked shiitake mushrooms.