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Case Reports
. 2013 May-Jun;88(3):417-9.
doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20131849.

Shiitake dermatitis: the first case reported in Brazil

André Ricardo Adriano  1 , Martha Liliana Acosta, David Rubem Azulay, Carlos Daniel Quiroz, Samantha Rodrigues Talarico
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Case Reports

Shiitake dermatitis: the first case reported in Brazil

André Ricardo Adriano et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2013 May-Jun.

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

Shiitake Dermatitis is often presented as papules and erythemato-violaceous linear streaks. It can be associated with bleomycin treatment, dermatomyositis and shiitake mushroom (Lentinus edodes). There is not any previous report concerning this rare etiology in our country. Shiitake is the second most consumed mushroom worldwide and it can cause flagellate erythema when ingested raw or half cooked. It has a higher incidence in Oriental countries because of their eating habits, this is the first case reported in Brazil, in a male patient that presented a cutaneous rash after consuming this raw mushroom.

A dermatite flagelada é caracterizada por pápulas eritematosas lineares com aspecto de "chicotada". A etiologia pode ser associada ao uso de bleomicina, dermatomiosite e shiitake (Lentinus edodes). Este é o segundo cogumelo mais consumido no mundo e pode ser causa de dermatite flagelada quando ingerido cru ou mal cozido. Não há relatos nas literaturas de quadro de dermatite flagelada por shiitake em nosso país, reportamos o primeiro caso no Brasil de um paciente masculino que desenvolveu o quadro após a ingesta desse cogumelo cru.

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Figures

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Shiitake Dermatitis: clinical features. Small erythematous papules and some petechiae that assumed a linear pattern located on the trunk and arms
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Shiitake Dermatitis: clinical features. Small erythematous papules and some petechiae that assumed a linear pattern located on the left shoulder
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Shiitake Dermatitis: clinical evolution. Resolution after three days with mild hyperpigmentation
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Shiitake Dermatitis: histopathology of a lesion located on the patient's left shoulder. Epidermis preserved, dermis showed papillary edema, erythrocyte overflow, superficial and perivascular infiltrates of mononuclear cells, without vasculitis or pigmentary incontinence
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