Necrotizing cellulitis caused by Apophysomyces elegans at a patch test site

Plant material occasionally is used in patch testing to diagnose contact dermatitis. Serious adverse reactions to this practice are extremely uncommon. The authors report on a 68-year-old non-insulin-dependent diabetic gentleman with hand dermatitis in whom severe necrotizing cellulitis developed ca...

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Published inAmerican journal of contact dermatitis Vol. 13; no. 3; p. 140
Main Authors Lesueur, Benjamin W, Warschaw, Karen, Fredrikson, Lorna
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada 01.09.2002
Subjects
Aged
Allergens
Cellulitis - etiology
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact - diagnosis
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications
Humans
Male
Mucorales
Mucormycosis - etiology
Necrosis
Opportunistic Infections - etiology
Patch Tests - adverse effects
Plants - immunology
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Summary:Plant material occasionally is used in patch testing to diagnose contact dermatitis. Serious adverse reactions to this practice are extremely uncommon. The authors report on a 68-year-old non-insulin-dependent diabetic gentleman with hand dermatitis in whom severe necrotizing cellulitis developed caused by Apophysomyces elegans, a subtype of mucormycosis, at the site of a patch test to a snapdragon plant from his garden.
ISSN:1046-199X
DOI:10.1053/ajcd.2002.35424