Shiitake mushroom-induced flagellate dermatitis: Case report
Shiitake mushroom (SM)-induced flagellate dermatitis follows the ingestion of undercooked SMs. Pathogenesis is thought to be a delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction to lentinan, a heat-sensitive polysaccharide found in SM. Eruption is self-resolving and lasts from 2 days to 6 weeks. It presents as...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jddsjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2352-2410;year=2020;volume=24;issue=1;spage=57;epage=58;aulast=Aleisa |