Allergic contact dermatitis to Parthenium hysterophorus mimicking actinic prurigo
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Allergic contact dermatitis to Parthenium hysterophorus mimicking actinic prurigo.
A 28‐year‐old unmarried woman presented with a 10‐year history of itchy papules and nodules over her extremities and nape of neck. Initially, there were summer exacerbations but then disease became persistent for the last 3 years. She also gave history of episodic, redness of eyes, eyelid pruritus and swelling along with mild facial edema. There was no personal or family history of atopy. Cutan...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0378-6323
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.148594