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Contact dermatitis caused by urushiol from Eastern poison ivy

MedGen UID:
102395
•Concept ID:
C0162451
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Dermatitides, Poison Ivy; Dermatitis, Poison Ivy; Poison Ivy Dermatitides; Poison Ivy Dermatitis
SNOMED CT: Contact dermatitis caused by urushiol from Toxicodendron radicans (200823002); Contact dermatitis caused by Toxicodendron radicans (200823002); Contact dermatitis caused by urushiol from Eastern poison ivy (200823002); Contact dermatitis caused by urushiol from Rhus toxicodendron (200823002)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of toxicodendron dermatitis (poison ivy and poison oak).
Guin JD
Skin Therapy Lett 2001 Apr;6(7):3-5. PMID: 11376396
Identification and treatment of poison ivy dermatitis.
Briant D, Brouder G
Nurse Pract 1983 Jul-Aug;8(7):13, 16, 19 passim. PMID: 6225038
THE MANAGEMENT OF POISON IVY.
LINTON WT
Appl Ther 1964 Jun;6:494-7. PMID: 14167335

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Poison Ivy Dermatitis Treatment Patterns and Utilization: A Retrospective Claims-based Analysis.
Butt M, Flamm A, Marks JG, Flamm A
West J Emerg Med 2022 Jun 30;23(4):481-488. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2022.March.55516. PMID: 35980412Free PMC Article
Establishing Consensus on the Treatment of Toxicodendron Dermatitis.
Butt M, Marks JG Jr, Flamm A
Dermatitis 2022 May-Jun 01;33(3):220-226. Epub 2022 Apr 28 doi: 10.1097/DER.0000000000000894. PMID: 35481848
Secondary bacterial infections complicating skin lesions.
Brook I
J Med Microbiol 2002 Oct;51(10):808-812. doi: 10.1099/0022-1317-51-10-808. PMID: 12435058
Microbiology of infected poison ivy dermatitis.
Brook I, Frazier EH, Yeager JK
Br J Dermatol 2000 May;142(5):943-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03475.x. PMID: 10809852
Induction of antigen specific hyposensitization to poison oak in sensitized adults.
Epstein WL, Byers VS, Frankart W
Arch Dermatol 1982 Sep;118(9):630-3. PMID: 6180687

Diagnosis

Plant Dermatitis.
Diedrich V, Zweerink K, Elder B
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2024 Aug;42(3):613-638. Epub 2024 May 23 doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2024.03.001. PMID: 38925778
Botanical Briefs: Toxicodendron Dermatitis.
Hunt MJ, Elston DM
Cutis 2022 Nov;110(5):270-273. doi: 10.12788/cutis.0649. PMID: 36638373
Plant Dermatitis: More Than Just Poison Ivy.
Watchmaker L, Reeder M, Atwater AR
Cutis 2021 Sep;108(3):124-127. doi: 10.12788/cutis.0340. PMID: 34826273
The Scourge of the Spurge Family-An Imitator of Rhus Dermatitis.
Huerth KA, Hawkes JE, Meyer LJ, Powell DL
Dermatitis 2016 Nov/Dec;27(6):372-381. doi: 10.1097/DER.0000000000000237. PMID: 27775975
Clinical patterns of phytodermatitis.
Sasseville D
Dermatol Clin 2009 Jul;27(3):299-308, vi. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2009.05.010. PMID: 19580924

Therapy

Plant Dermatitis.
Diedrich V, Zweerink K, Elder B
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2024 Aug;42(3):613-638. Epub 2024 May 23 doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2024.03.001. PMID: 38925778
Poison Ivy Dermatitis Treatment Patterns and Utilization: A Retrospective Claims-based Analysis.
Butt M, Flamm A, Marks JG, Flamm A
West J Emerg Med 2022 Jun 30;23(4):481-488. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2022.March.55516. PMID: 35980412Free PMC Article
Plant Dermatitis: More Than Just Poison Ivy.
Watchmaker L, Reeder M, Atwater AR
Cutis 2021 Sep;108(3):124-127. doi: 10.12788/cutis.0340. PMID: 34826273
Clinical patterns of phytodermatitis.
Sasseville D
Dermatol Clin 2009 Jul;27(3):299-308, vi. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2009.05.010. PMID: 19580924
Adverse and beneficial effects of plant extracts on skin and skin disorders.
Mantle D, Gok MA, Lennard TW
Adverse Drug React Toxicol Rev 2001 Jun;20(2):89-103. PMID: 11482001

Prognosis

Systemic contact dermatitis induced by Rhus allergens in Korea: exercising caution in the consumption of this nutritious food.
Park SJ, Park JW, Park KY, Li K, Seo SJ, Kim BJ, Yoo KH
Clin Exp Dermatol 2021 Mar;46(2):324-327. Epub 2020 Nov 27 doi: 10.1111/ced.14458. PMID: 32974941
A baleful weed and the king of fruits: tolerance, immunity, and the microbiome.
Sinha K, Elpern DJ
Int J Dermatol 2016 Jan;55(1):121-2. doi: 10.1111/ijd.12803. PMID: 26739635
Poison ivy, oak, and sumac dermatitis.
Lee NP, Arriola ER
West J Med 1999 Nov-Dec;171(5-6):354-5. PMID: 10639874Free PMC Article
Treatment of poison ivy/oak allergic contact dermatitis with an extract of jewelweed.
Long D, Ballentine NH, Marks JG Jr
Am J Contact Dermat 1997 Sep;8(3):150-3. PMID: 9249283
Processing of urushiol (poison ivy) hapten by both endogenous and exogenous pathways for presentation to T cells in vitro.
Kalish RS, Wood JA, LaPorte A
J Clin Invest 1994 May;93(5):2039-47. doi: 10.1172/JCI117198. PMID: 7910172Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

The Scourge of the Spurge Family-An Imitator of Rhus Dermatitis.
Huerth KA, Hawkes JE, Meyer LJ, Powell DL
Dermatitis 2016 Nov/Dec;27(6):372-381. doi: 10.1097/DER.0000000000000237. PMID: 27775975
Efficacy of the saponin component of Impatiens capensis Meerb.in preventing urushiol-induced contact dermatitis.
Motz VA, Bowers CP, Kneubehl AR, Lendrum EC, Young LM, Kinder DH
J Ethnopharmacol 2015 Mar 13;162:163-7. Epub 2014 Dec 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.12.024. PMID: 25543019
Clinical features of 31 patients with systemic contact dermatitis due to the ingestion of Rhus (lacquer).
Park SD, Lee SW, Chun JH, Cha SH
Br J Dermatol 2000 May;142(5):937-42. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03474.x. PMID: 10809851
Treatment of poison ivy/oak allergic contact dermatitis with an extract of jewelweed.
Long D, Ballentine NH, Marks JG Jr
Am J Contact Dermat 1997 Sep;8(3):150-3. PMID: 9249283
Studies on poison ivy. In vitro lymphocyte transformation by urushiol-protein conjugates.
Dupuis G
Br J Dermatol 1979 Dec;101(6):617-24. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1979.tb05639.x. PMID: 161173

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