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Botanical Briefs: Toxicodendron Dermatitis

Cutis, 2022
Toxicodendron dermatitis is a type IV hypersensitivity reaction resulting from exposure to urushiol found in poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac. The dermatitis presents as a pruritic erythematous rash with vesicles and bullae in areas that were in contact with the plant.
Madeline Joyce, Hunt, Dirk M, Elston
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Toxicodendrons of the United States

Clinics in Dermatology, 1986
Abstract What is a Toxicodendron and why is poison ivy now termed Toxicodendron radicans rather than Rhus radicans ? Many scientific articles today continue to use Rhus to describe poison oak and poison ivy, because Linnaeus, the father of taxonomic botany, classified poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac in the genus Rhus .
J D, Guin, J H, Beaman
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Toxicodendron dermatitis in the UK

International Journal of Dermatology, 2006
AbstractBackground  We present two cases of Toxicodendron dermatitis, one acquired in the United States but presenting in the United Kingdom (UK), the other a recurrent dermatitis following importation of the plant to the UK.Poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac are native to North America and belong to the genus Toxicodendron.
S L, Walker, J T, Lear, M H, Beck
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RHUS TOXICODENDRON

A.M.A. Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology, 1954
IN RECENT years the question has been asked: Is it possible that systemic injury such as glomerulonephritis, the nephrotic syndrome, 1 periarteritis nodosa, 2 toxic encephalitis, 3 and even death * could be sequels of poison ivy dermatitis or of the administration of an extract of this plant.
J B, HOWELL, A, GOTH, G J, FASHENA
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Establishing Consensus on the Treatment of Toxicodendron Dermatitis

Dermatitis, 2022
Toxicodendron dermatitis (TD) is a common form of allergic contact dermatitis that affects millions of Americans every year. Studies have shown that although there are general recommendations for the treatment of TD, there are no treatment algorithms for clinicians to follow when patients present with TD.The objective of this study was to achieve ...
Melissa, Butt, James G, Marks, Alexandra, Flamm   +2 more
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RHUS (TOXICODENDRON) DERMATITIS

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 2000
This article reviews the current fund of knowledge on poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac dermatitis. It is intended as a global summary to provide the primary care provider with the required information and sources for more esoteric academic pursuits. Toxicodendron characteristics, morphology, and biology are reviewed.
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Toxicodendron hyposensitization programs

Clinics in Dermatology, 1986
Abstract The first use of poisonous plant parts for hyposensitization to Toxicodendron (formerly Rhus ) dermatitis was attributed to the California Indians and Mexicans 1 who, around the turn of the century, reportedly ate the leaves of poison oak to develop immunity to subsequent bouts of dermatitis. Two Philadelphia physicians, Schamberg in 1919
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Prophylaxis ofRhus toxicodendronDermatitis

New England Journal of Medicine, 1950
EVALUATION of the results obtained by prophylactic inoculations of poison-ivy extract is made extremely difficult by factors that cannot be controlled. Some of the variables that impair the validity of conclusions are the following: fluctuation of a person's degree of sensitivity; inconstant environment; avoidance of poison ivy, whenever possible, by ...
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POISONING DUE TO TINCTURE OF RHUS TOXICODENDRON

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1947
In 1866 Dr. J. W. Moorman of Hardinsburg, Ky.,1reported the cases of 2 children who each ate about 1 pint (550 cc.) of the fruit of Rhus toxicodendron, or poison ivy. In a few hours they became drowsy and stuporous, and in a short time vomiting commenced.
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