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Occupational Contact Dermatitis to Plants

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Contact dermatitis to plants is extremely common among the general population in the United States, and occupational contact dermatitis to plants may wen be more common than reported. Examples of situations where risk is high would include poison-ivy dermatitis in American agriculture, irritant dermatitis in food processing, and protein contact dermatitis to latex protein in healthcare. Some of the more prevalent forms of plant dermatitis will be addressed in more detail followed by reactions found in certain occupations that are more at risk for plant dermatitis.

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  1. J. D. Guin
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  1. Section of Dermatology, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41 aA, 00250, Helsinki, Finland

    Lasse Kanerva M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Friedrich-Schiller University, Erfurter Str. 35, 07743, Jena, Germany

    Peter Elsner

  3. Department of Occupational Dermatology and the National Institute for Working Life, Karolinska Hospital, 11776, Stockholm, Sweden

    Jan E. Wahlberg M.D., Ph.D.

  4. School of Medicine, University of California, Box 0989, Surge 100, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0989, USA

    Howard I. Maibach M.D.

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Guin, J.D. (2004). Occupational Contact Dermatitis to Plants. In: Kanerva, L., Elsner, P., Wahlberg, J.E., Maibach, H.I. (eds) Condensed Handbook of Occupational Dermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18556-4_35

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