1. Tropical-Wood-Induced Bullous Erythema multiforme
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Walai-Orn Pratchyapruit, Ko-Ron Chen, Satoko Shimizu, and Hiroshi Shimizu
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Adult ,Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Erythema ,Dermatology ,Tropical wood ,Occupational Exposure ,medicine ,Humans ,Contact allergens ,Erythema multiforme ,Erythema Multiforme ,Tropical Climate ,Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous ,Machaerium scleroxylon ,business.industry ,Patch test ,Patch Tests ,medicine.disease ,Wood ,Dermatitis, Occupational ,Bullous erythema multiforme ,Dermatitis, Allergic Contact ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Contact dermatitis - Abstract
We report a case of bullous erythema multiforme caused by an exotic wood, pao ferro (Machaerium scleroxylon). A 25-year-old female, a luthier (guitar maker) who often handles a variety of woods, developed bullous erythema multiforme. A patch test confirmed a positive reaction to one of the exotic woods, pao ferro. A subsequent accidental short contact with pao ferro 5 months following the first incidence induced a similar exudative erythema. Exotic woods such as pao ferro should be added to the list of contact allergens that can induce bullous erythema multiforme.
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- 2000
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