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Toxicodendron dermatitis

MedGen UID:: 10820
•Concept ID:: C0032342
•: Disease or Syndrome

Synonyms:	Dermatitides, Rhus; Dermatitides, Toxicodendron; Dermatitis, Rhus; Dermatitis, Toxicodendron; Rhus Dermatitides; Rhus Dermatitis; Toxicodendron Dermatitides; Toxicodendron Dermatitis
SNOMED CT:	Rhus dermatitis (410049000); Contact dermatitis caused by urushiol from Toxicodendron (410049000); Contact dermatitis caused by Toxicodendron (410049000)

Monarch Initiative:	MONDO:0006616

Definition

An allergic contact dermatitis caused by exposure to plants of the genus Toxicodendron (formerly Rhus). These include poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac, all plants that contain the substance urushiol, a potent skin sensitizing agent. (From Dorland, 27th ed) [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVToxicodendron dermatitis

Disease
- Disorder by Site
  - Skin disorder
    - Dermatitis
      - Contact dermatitis
        Allergic contact dermatitis
        Toxicodendron dermatitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of toxicodendron dermatitis (poison ivy and poison oak).

Guin JD
Skin Therapy Lett 2001 Apr;6(7):3-5. PMID: 11376396

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A baleful weed and the king of fruits: tolerance, immunity, and the microbiome.

Sinha K, Elpern DJ
Int J Dermatol 2016 Jan;55(1):121-2. doi: 10.1111/ijd.12803. PMID: 26739635

Black-spot poison ivy.

Schram SE, Willey A, Lee PK, Bohjanen KA, Warshaw EM
Dermatitis 2008 Jan-Feb;19(1):48-51. PMID: 18346397

From the Food and Drug Administration.

Nightingale SL
JAMA 1996 Oct 9;276(14):1128. PMID: 8827954

Poison ivy/oak/sumac. Part II: Specific features.

Fisher AA
Cutis 1996 Jul;58(1):22-4. PMID: 8823544

Allergic contact sensitivity in atopic dermatitis.

Jones HE, Lewis CW, McMarlin SL
Arch Dermatol 1973 Feb;107(2):217-22. PMID: 4265457

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Diagnosis

Plant Dermatitis.

Diedrich V, Zweerink K, Elder B
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2024 Aug;42(3):613-638. Epub 2024 May 23 doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2024.03.001. PMID: 38925778

Botanical Briefs: Toxicodendron Dermatitis.

Hunt MJ, Elston DM
Cutis 2022 Nov;110(5):270-273. doi: 10.12788/cutis.0649. PMID: 36638373

Poison ivy dermatitis.

Colbeck C, Clayton TH, Goenka A
Arch Dis Child 2013 Dec;98(12):1022. Epub 2013 Sep 12 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305122. PMID: 24030248

Poison ivy, oak, and sumac dermatitis.

Lee NP, Arriola ER
West J Med 1999 Nov-Dec;171(5-6):354-5. PMID: 10639874 Free PMC Article

Flea-collar dermatitis.

Cronce PC, Alden H
JAMA 1968 Nov 11;206(7):1563-4. PMID: 4234843

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Therapy

Plant Dermatitis.

Diedrich V, Zweerink K, Elder B
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2024 Aug;42(3):613-638. Epub 2024 May 23 doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2024.03.001. PMID: 38925778

Poison ivy dermatitis.

Colbeck C, Clayton TH, Goenka A
Arch Dis Child 2013 Dec;98(12):1022. Epub 2013 Sep 12 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305122. PMID: 24030248

Treatment of toxicodendron dermatitis (poison ivy and poison oak).

Guin JD
Skin Therapy Lett 2001 Apr;6(7):3-5. PMID: 11376396

Oral tolerance.

Tomasi TB Jr
Transplantation 1980 May;29(5):353-6. doi: 10.1097/00007890-198005000-00001. PMID: 6445612

Local toxicity.

Stoughton RB
Clin Pharmacol Ther 1974 Nov;16(5 Part 2):964-9. doi: 10.1002/cpt1974165part2964. PMID: 4278781

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Prognosis

Recurrent erythema multiforme-like reaction secondary to recurrent poison ivy exposure.

Mani S, Morris L, Bayliss SJ
Pediatr Dermatol 2024 Nov-Dec;41(6):1156-1158. Epub 2024 Jun 18 doi: 10.1111/pde.15680. PMID: 38889768

A baleful weed and the king of fruits: tolerance, immunity, and the microbiome.

Sinha K, Elpern DJ
Int J Dermatol 2016 Jan;55(1):121-2. doi: 10.1111/ijd.12803. PMID: 26739635

Poison ivy, oak, and sumac dermatitis.

Lee NP, Arriola ER
West J Med 1999 Nov-Dec;171(5-6):354-5. PMID: 10639874 Free PMC Article

Poison ivy/oak/sumac. Part II: Specific features.

Fisher AA
Cutis 1996 Jul;58(1):22-4. PMID: 8823544

Uses and abuses of hyposensitization in children.

Johnstone DE
Am J Dis Child 1972 Jan;123(1):78-83. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1972.02110070128022. PMID: 4258718

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Clinical prediction guides

Systemic contact dermatitis induced by Rhus allergens in Korea: exercising caution in the consumption of this nutritious food.

Park SJ, Park JW, Park KY, Li K, Seo SJ, Kim BJ, Yoo KH
Clin Exp Dermatol 2021 Mar;46(2):324-327. Epub 2020 Nov 27 doi: 10.1111/ced.14458. PMID: 32974941

Exploring the mango-poison ivy connection: the riddle of discriminative plant dermatitis.

Hershko K, Weinberg I, Ingber A
Contact Dermatitis 2005 Jan;52(1):3-5. doi: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2005.00454.x. PMID: 15701120

Poison ivy: an underreported cause of erythema multiforme.

Werchniak AE, Schwarzenberger K
J Am Acad Dermatol 2004 Nov;51(5 Suppl):S159-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2004.04.019. PMID: 15577759

The black spot test for recognizing poison ivy and related species.

Guin JD
J Am Acad Dermatol 1980 Apr;2(4):332-3. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(80)80047-8. PMID: 6444959

Poison ivy (Rhus toxicodendron); a survey of the poison ivy problem in Canada and some independent observations on the value of zirconium products in prophylaxis and treatment.

CASPERS AP
Can Med Assoc J 1957 May 15;76(10):852-60. PMID: 13426931 Free PMC Article

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