Contact dermatitis allergy to common ivy (Hedera helix L.)

Jøhnke, H.; Bjarnason, B.

Ugeskrift for Laeger 156(25): 3778-3779

1994


ISSN/ISBN: 0041-5782
PMID: 8059459
Document Number: 434489
A case of allergic contact dermatitis to common ivy (Hedera helix) is presented. The patient is a 16 year old female gardner, who developed severe blistering dermatitis of the hands, forearms and face after frequent contact with Hedera helix. We wish to draw attention to common ivy as a sensitizer and to demonstrate the severity of the reaction in a sensitized person.

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