Contact Dermatitis Caused by the ‘Manzanillo’ &lt;i&gt;(Rhus striata) &lt;/i&gt;Tree

deHurtado, I.

doi:10.1159/000229677

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“…In North Vietnam shoes made of its cause dermatitis, and when used for firewood it produces smoke with highly irritating particles (Holcik, 1959). In Venezuela, R. striata is called palo hinchon: 'the tree which swells', from the effect on the skin of its wood and sap (Hurtado, 1965(Hurtado, , 1968). The North American species of Rhus (Dawson, 1954;Kligman, 1957) produce no wood large enough to be useful.…”

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Toxic Woods

1976

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Eighty-three cases of dermatitis caused by wood or sawdust have been seen at St John's Hospital for Dieases of the Skin, London, in the last 20 years. The clinical details and results of patch tests are reported. The literature on dermatitis, mucosal irritation, asthma and other toxic effects of woods of some 300 botanical species is reviewed at length, with an index of scientific, trade and vernacular names, chemical formulae of the known sensitizing substances, and a table of the 28 toxic woods most often encountered. Pathogenesis, diagnosis and prophylaxis are discussed.

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Toxic Woods

1976

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“…The tropical Rhus striata or 'manzanillo' has attracted less attention; its poisonous properties are recorded in few botanical (2,3,4) and medical reports (5,6). To our knowledge, only L o ndono (7) has drawn some experimental evidence of manzanillo skin activity from early and restricted trials.…”

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Studies on the Biological Activity of Rhus striata (‘Manzanillo’)

Hurtado¹

1968

Int Arch Allergy Immunol

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“…The Rhus striata or 'manzanillo' tree is a poisonous member of the Anacardiaceae family which grows in Central and northern South America (1,2) and produces contact dermatitis (3). It is closely related to Rhus vernix the well known poison sumac of the eastern United States, and quite as dangerous (4).…”

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