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Karthik Raja Ravichandran1, Pari Revankar1, Sahand Rahnama-Moghadam1
1Dermatology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA.
Abstract:
Contact dermatitis is an inflammatory condition mediated by allergens and irritants, including food. There have been few reports of zucchini causing contact dermatitis outside of ingestion. We report a case of allergic contact dermatitis to zucchini secondary to sensitization by a past squash exposure. The patient was treated with both systemic and topical corticosteroids.
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