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Plant dermatitis

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    1 From the Departments of Dermatology and Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School.
    John G. Stoner
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    1 From the Departments of Dermatology and Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School.
    James E. Rasmussen
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0190-9622(83)70104-0
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      Abstract

      This review summarizes the major categories of plant dermatitis: (1) mechanical injury, (2) pharmacologic injury, (3) primary irritant phytodermatitis, (4) allergic phytodermatitis, (5) pseudophytodermatitis, (6) phytophotodermatitis, and (7) pseudophytophotodermatitis. Representative species from this classification are considered. Field characteristics, dermatitis produced, chemical constituents, and diagnosis are discussed.
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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0190-9622(83)70104-0

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