Unusual complications after occupational exposure to giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum): A case report

• Authors: Piotr Klimaszyk , Dorota Klimaszyk , Michał Piotrowiak , Agnieszka Popiołek

Abstracts

EN

Exposure to giant hogweed brings about the risk of serious skin damage, usually in the form of phytophotodermatitis. Initially, skin changes are signaled by a burning sensation, followed by a vesiculobullous rash and long-term hyperpigmentation. Usually, skin disorders improve after the application of topical and oral corticosteroids. In extremely rare instances, full skin thickness burns or epidermal necrosis occur. The study presents a case of occupational exposure to hogweed, which resulted in extensive skin lesions leading to the disablement of a 27-year-old man. The principles of procedure to be followed when contact with giant hogweed is an occupational hazard are also outlined.

Keywords

EN

necrosis; Giant Hogweed; skin burns; phytophotodermatitis

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 27
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 141-144

Dates

published

2014

Contributors

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Piotr Klimaszyk

• Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland

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Dorota Klimaszyk

• Department of Clinical Toxicology, Franciszek Raszeja Hospital, Poznań, Poland

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Michał Piotrowiak

• West Pomerania Centre for Burn Treatment and Plastic Surgery, SPZZOZ, Gryfice, Poland

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Agnieszka Popiołek

• Intensive Care Unit, SPZZOZ, Gryfice, Poland

Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s13382-014-0238-z

Biblioteka Nauki

2178807