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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]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVToxicodendron dermatitis

Disease
- Disorder by Site
  - Skin disorder
    - Dermatitis
      - Contact dermatitis
        Allergic contact dermatitis
        Toxicodendron 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

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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: 35980412 Free 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

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

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

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Diagnosis

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

Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac Dermatitis: What Is Known and What Is New?

Kim Y, Flamm A, ElSohly MA, Kaplan DH, Hage RJ Jr, Hamann CP, Marks JG Jr
Dermatitis 2019 May/Jun;30(3):183-190. doi: 10.1097/DER.0000000000000472. PMID: 31045932

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

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Therapy

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

Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac Dermatitis: What Is Known and What Is New?

Kim Y, Flamm A, ElSohly MA, Kaplan DH, Hage RJ Jr, Hamann CP, Marks JG Jr
Dermatitis 2019 May/Jun;30(3):183-190. doi: 10.1097/DER.0000000000000472. PMID: 31045932

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

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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: 10639874 Free 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

In situ changes in the relative abundance of human epidermal cytokine messenger RNA levels following exposure to the poison ivy/oak contact allergen urushiol.

Boehm KD, Yun JK, Strohl KP, Trefzer U, Häffner A, Elmets CA
Exp Dermatol 1996 Jun;5(3):150-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.1996.tb00110.x. PMID: 8840155

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