Flagellate dermatitis following consumption of shiitake mushroom
Japanese dermatologists were the first to describe the very characteristic flagellate dermatitis following consumption of under-cooked or raw shiitake mushroom (<em>Lentinus edodes</em>). These similar eruptions were also reported in patients treated with bleomycin, in dermatomyositis an...
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2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Japanese dermatologists were the first to describe the very characteristic flagellate dermatitis following consumption of under-cooked or raw shiitake mushroom (<em>Lentinus edodes</em>). These similar eruptions were also reported in patients treated with bleomycin, in dermatomyositis and adult onset Still's disease. We report a case where a 40 year old chinese female developed flagellate dermatitis following ingestion of a bun containing shiitake mushroom. |
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| Item Description: | 2036-7392 2036-7406 10.4081/dr.2011.e21 |