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Flagellate dermatitis caused by shiitake mushrooms

Dermatite flagelada após a ingestão de fungos shiitake

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  • Shiitake (Lentinus edodes) is the second most consumed mushroom in the world. It has long been known in Asian medicine for its anticarcinogenic, antihypertensive and serum cholesterol level reduction properties. Nevertheless, the consumption of raw or not well-cooked mushrooms may cause skin eruptions which usually occur 24 to 48 hours after ingestion and are characterized by linearly arranged pruritic erythematous papules and plaques. We present a 36-year-old patient that developed typical symptoms 24 hours after consumption of shiitakeShiitake (Lentinus edodes) is the second most consumed mushroom in the world. It has long been known in Asian medicine for its anticarcinogenic, antihypertensive and serum cholesterol level reduction properties. Nevertheless, the consumption of raw or not well-cooked mushrooms may cause skin eruptions which usually occur 24 to 48 hours after ingestion and are characterized by linearly arranged pruritic erythematous papules and plaques. We present a 36-year-old patient that developed typical symptoms 24 hours after consumption of shiitake mushrooms and summarize therapeutic options and particularities of this disease.show moreshow less
  • Shiitake (Lentinus edodes) é o segundo tipo de cogumelo mais consumido no mundo. Suas propriedades terapêuticas antitumorais, anti-hipertensivas e redutoras dos níveis elevados de colesterol são há muito conhecidas pela população asiática. Após ingestão desse cogumelo, cru ou malcozido, podem desenvolver-se lesões eritematosas lineares, pruriginosas, que surgem após 24 ou 48 horas em todo o corpo. Apresentamos um paciente de 36 anos com anamnese e clínica típicos, e comentamos as alternativas terapêuticas e nuances dessa dermatose.

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Author: Lidia Marilia Poppe, Diana Anders, Hermann Kneitz, Eva-Bettina Bröcker, Sandrine Benoit
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-134362
Document Type:Journal article
Faculties:Medizinische Fakultät / Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie
Language:English
Parent Title (English):Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Year of Completion:2012
Volume:87
Issue:3
Pagenumber:463-465
Source:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia [online]. 2012, vol.87, n.3, pp.463-465. ISSN 0365-0596. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0365-05962012000300017.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0365-05962012000300017 
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
Tag:bleomycin; flagellate dermatitis; shiitake dermatitis; shiitake mushrooms
bleomicina; dermatite flagelada; fungos shiitake; shiitake-dermatite
Release Date:2017/07/13
Licence (German):License LogoCC BY-NC: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung, Nicht kommerziell