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Tulip fingers.

M T Gette1, J E Marks

  • 1Division of Dermatology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine University Hospital, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey.

Archives of Dermatology
|February 1, 1990
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Tulip fingers, an allergic contact dermatitis, commonly affects tulip industry workers. Diagnosis involves considering hand dermatitis in flower industry workers handling bulbs, confirmed by patch tests to tulip bulbs and tuliposide A.

Area of Science:

  • Dermatology
  • Occupational Health

Background:

  • Tulip fingers is an allergic contact dermatitis caused by handling tulip bulbs.
  • It is a prevalent occupational issue within the European tulip industry.
  • This condition presents as hand dermatitis in individuals working with tulips.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe cases of tulip fingers in a central Pennsylvania bulb distribution center.
  • To confirm the diagnosis of tulip fingers through patch testing.
  • To raise awareness of tulip fingers as a differential diagnosis for hand dermatitis in the floral industry.

Main Methods:

  • Case study of nine workers at a bulb distribution center.
  • Clinical observation of hand dermatitis symptoms.
  • Diagnostic confirmation using patch tests with tulip bulb components and tuliposide A.

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Main Results:

  • Five out of nine workers presented with symptoms consistent with tulip fingers.
  • Patch tests confirmed allergic contact dermatitis to tulip bulbs in affected workers.
  • Tuliposide A was identified as the specific allergen responsible for the reaction.

Conclusions:

  • Tulip fingers should be considered in the differential diagnosis of hand dermatitis.
  • Occupational exposure to tulip bulbs is a significant risk factor.
  • Prompt diagnosis and awareness are crucial for workers in the floral and bulb industries.