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. 1987 Apr 4;71(7):440-1.

Smodingium dermatitis

T Heyl, C P Gorst-Allman, M J Wells, D M Fourie, K Sevoir, A R Keene, P S Steyn
  • PMID: 2951876

Smodingium dermatitis

T Heyl et al. S Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Smodingium argutum is the plant most commonly responsible for causing acute allergic contact dermatitis in South Africa. When an outbreak of Smodingium dermatitis occurred in a local school the allergenic principle present in this plant was chemically isolated and identified, and its allergenic property proved in the clinic by patch testing. The value of using an extract of fresh Smodingium leaves in lieu of fresh leaves themselves was confirmed, but freeze-dried material was found to be unsuitable for patch-test purposes.

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