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Systemic contact dermatitis to raw cashew nuts in a pesto sauce.

Abstract
Systemic contact dermatitis from the cashew nut shell oil resorcinol allergens cardol and anacardic acid is recognized clinically as a dermatitis with flexural accentuation, typically distributed on the extremities, groin, and buttocks, and occurring generally 1 to 3 days after ingestion of raw cashew nuts contaminated with allergenic oil. We report a case of systemic contact dermatitis to raw cashew nuts, an atypical and unexpected ingredient flavoring an imported pesto sauce. Plants with allergens that potentially cross-react with poison ivy and other Toxicodendrons, and the concepts of systemic contact dermatitis and hyposensitization are reviewed.
AuthorsT K Hamilton, K A Zug
JournalAmerican journal of contact dermatitis : official journal of the American Contact Dermatitis Society (Am J Contact Dermat) Vol. 9 Issue 1 Pg. 51-4 (Mar 1998) ISSN: 1046-199X [Print] Canada
PMID9471989 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Allergens
Topics
  • Allergens
  • Dermatitis, Allergic Contact (etiology, pathology)
  • Food Hypersensitivity (etiology)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nuts (adverse effects)

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