Phytophotodermatitis : case reports of children presenting with blistering after preparing lime juice
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2008
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Letter to the Editor We read with interest the case report entitled ‘‘Contact with fig tree sap: An unusual cause of burn injury’’ by Mandalia et al. [1] and would like to report our similar experience with phytophotodermatitis caused by lime juice. Phototoxic dermatitis is understandably easily confused with a burn, particularly when a patient presents with large blisters of unknown mechanism. At the Royal Children’s Hospital Burns Centre, this injury was treated in the same manner as a burn and is described here... |
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Elsevier |
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DOI:10.1016/j.burns.2007.11.010 Mill, Julie, Wallis, Belinda, Cuttle, Leila, Mott, Jonathan, Oakley, Amanda, & Kimble, Roy (2008) Phytophotodermatitis : case reports of children presenting with blistering after preparing lime juice. Burns, 34(5), pp. 731-733. |
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Copyright 2007 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved. |
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School of Biomedical Sciences; Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation |
Palavras-Chave | #110000 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES #Adolescent #Blister #Burns #Chemical, etiology, pathology #Child #Citrus aurantiifolia, adverse effects #Dermatitis #Phototoxic #Female #Food Handling #Hand Injuries #Humans #Leg Injuries |
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