Flagellate dermatitis after consumption of Shiitake mushrooms

Flagellate dermatitis occurs in patients who have eaten Shiitake mushrooms. We are reporting on a 55-year-old man, who developed whiplash-striped, severely itching efflorescences on the trunk 3 days after eating Lentinula edodes. Flagellate dermatitis is also known as a cutaneous side effect of bleo...

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Published inPostȩpy dermatologii i alergologii Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 187 - 190
Main Authors Czarnecka, Agnieszka B, Kreft, Burkhard, Marsch, Wolfgang Ch
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Poland Termedia Publishing House 01.01.2014
Subjects
Case Report
toxicoderma
whiplash-like efflorescences
Shiitake mushrooms
latency
flagellate dermatitis
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Summary:Flagellate dermatitis occurs in patients who have eaten Shiitake mushrooms. We are reporting on a 55-year-old man, who developed whiplash-striped, severely itching efflorescences on the trunk 3 days after eating Lentinula edodes. Flagellate dermatitis is also known as a cutaneous side effect of bleomycin therapy.
ISSN:1642-395X
2299-0046
DOI:10.5114/pdia.2014.40929