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Toxicodendron dermatitis

MedGen UID:
10820
•Concept ID:
C0032342
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Dermatitides, Rhus; Dermatitides, Toxicodendron; Dermatitis, Rhus; Dermatitis, Toxicodendron; Rhus Dermatitides; Rhus Dermatitis; Toxicodendron Dermatitides; Toxicodendron Dermatitis
SNOMED CT: Rhus dermatitis (410049000); Contact dermatitis caused by urushiol from Toxicodendron (410049000); Contact dermatitis caused by Toxicodendron (410049000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006616

Definition

An allergic contact dermatitis caused by exposure to plants of the genus Toxicodendron (formerly Rhus). These include poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac, all plants that contain the substance urushiol, a potent skin sensitizing agent. (From Dorland, 27th ed) [from MONDO]

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  • CROGVToxicodendron dermatitis

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

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Innovation in prevention of poison oak contact dermatitis.
Kim P, Maibach H
Arch Dermatol Res 2024 Sep 3;316(8):596. doi: 10.1007/s00403-024-03347-9. PMID: 39225822
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
Black-spot poison ivy: a rare phenomenon.
Paniagua CT, Bean AS
J Am Acad Nurse Pract 2011 Jun;23(6):275-7. Epub 2011 May 3 doi: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2011.00615.x. PMID: 21649769
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
Occupational poison ivy and oak dermatitis.
Epstein WL
Dermatol Clin 1994 Jul;12(3):511-6. PMID: 7923948

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
Black-Spot Toxicodendron Dermatitis With Varied Presentation.
Rabinovich EP, Barquin JN, Abernathy RE, Koester RJ
Wilderness Environ Med 2022 Sep;33(3):351-354. Epub 2022 Jun 17 doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2022.05.002. PMID: 35718643
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

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
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
Toxicodendron dermatitis: poison ivy, oak, and sumac.
Gladman AC
Wilderness Environ Med 2006 Summer;17(2):120-8. doi: 10.1580/pr31-05.1. PMID: 16805148
Treatment of toxicodendron dermatitis (poison ivy and poison oak).
Guin JD
Skin Therapy Lett 2001 Apr;6(7):3-5. PMID: 11376396

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
Poison ivy dermatitis in Arizona.
Beeaff D
Ariz Med 1985 Apr;42(4):223-6. PMID: 2980997
Uses and abuses of hyposensitization in children.
Johnstone DE
Am J Dis Child 1972 Jan;123(1):78-83. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1972.02110070128022. PMID: 4258718

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
Phytodermatitis in eastern Turkey: a retrospective, observational study.
Ozkol HU, Calka O, Akdeniz N, Pinar SM
Dermatitis 2014 May-Jun;25(3):140-6. doi: 10.1097/DER.0000000000000033. PMID: 24776729
A study of cross-reactions between mango contact allergens and urushiol.
Oka K, Saito F, Yasuhara T, Sugimoto A
Contact Dermatitis 2004 Nov-Dec;51(5-6):292-6. doi: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2004.00451.x. PMID: 15606656
Topical pimecrolimus in the treatment of human allergic contact dermatitis.
Amrol D, Keitel D, Hagaman D, Murray J
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2003 Dec;91(6):563-6. doi: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61535-9. PMID: 14700441
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

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