Airborne allergic contact dermatitis to artichoke (Cynara cardunculus L.) in a greengrocer

Contact Dermatitis. 2023 Aug;89(2):120-122. doi: 10.1111/cod.14328. Epub 2023 Apr 30.

Authors

Giulia Gasparini^{1

2}, Rosella Gallo^{1

2}, Ilaria Trave^{1

2}, Niccolò Capurro^{1

2}, Aurora Parodi^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Section of Dermatology, Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute (DISSAL), Università degli Studi di Genova, Genoa, Italy.
² Dermatology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.

PMID: 37121580
DOI: 10.1111/cod.14328

No abstract available

Keywords: Cynara cardunculus; Compositae; airborne ACD; artichoke; case report; occupational; sesquiterpene lactones.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cynara scolymus* / adverse effects
Cynara*
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact* / diagnosis
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact* / etiology
Humans
Lactones
Sesquiterpenes*

Substances

Sesquiterpenes
Lactones