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Contact dermatitis following use of tropical traditional medicine

Traditional or herbal medications are generally perceived as safe since it is derived from natural or plant sources. A rise in number of adverse reactions are being reported with the use of traditional medications including localized cutaneous reactions. The diagnosis of contact dermatitis is often...

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Main Authors: Leelavathi Muthupalaniappen,, Teh Rohalia Jamil,, Chellathuray S,
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Language:English
Published: Fakulti Perubatan, UKM 2016
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9794/1/14._Leelavathi_et_al.pdf
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http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/11/1
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spelling my-ukm.journal.97942016-12-14T06:50:51Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9794/ Contact dermatitis following use of tropical traditional medicine Leelavathi Muthupalaniappen, Teh Rohalia Jamil, Chellathuray S, Traditional or herbal medications are generally perceived as safe since it is derived from natural or plant sources. A rise in number of adverse reactions are being reported with the use of traditional medications including localized cutaneous reactions. The diagnosis of contact dermatitis is often quite straight forward based on its appearance, pattern, site and distribution of the lesion which usually corresponds to the area of contact. We report the case of a 65-year-old woman who presented with redness, burning sensation and swelling of her hand after applying topical Chinese traditional medication. This report aims to outline simple measures to identify and manage contact dermatitis secondary to topical medication. The present case creates awareness that topical traditional medications are not as harmless as previously thought to be. Precautions regarding adverse reactions are required, as those with conventional medications. Fakulti Perubatan, UKM 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9794/1/14._Leelavathi_et_al.pdf Leelavathi Muthupalaniappen, and Teh Rohalia Jamil, and Chellathuray S, (2016) Contact dermatitis following use of tropical traditional medicine. Medicine & Health, 11 (1). pp. 96-100. ISSN 1823-2140 http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/11/1
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description Traditional or herbal medications are generally perceived as safe since it is derived from natural or plant sources. A rise in number of adverse reactions are being reported with the use of traditional medications including localized cutaneous reactions. The diagnosis of contact dermatitis is often quite straight forward based on its appearance, pattern, site and distribution of the lesion which usually corresponds to the area of contact. We report the case of a 65-year-old woman who presented with redness, burning sensation and swelling of her hand after applying topical Chinese traditional medication. This report aims to outline simple measures to identify and manage contact dermatitis secondary to topical medication. The present case creates awareness that topical traditional medications are not as harmless as previously thought to be. Precautions regarding adverse reactions are required, as those with conventional medications.
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author Leelavathi Muthupalaniappen,
Teh Rohalia Jamil,
Chellathuray S,
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Teh Rohalia Jamil,
Chellathuray S,
Contact dermatitis following use of tropical traditional medicine
author_facet Leelavathi Muthupalaniappen,
Teh Rohalia Jamil,
Chellathuray S,
author_sort Leelavathi Muthupalaniappen,
title Contact dermatitis following use of tropical traditional medicine
title_short Contact dermatitis following use of tropical traditional medicine
title_full Contact dermatitis following use of tropical traditional medicine
title_fullStr Contact dermatitis following use of tropical traditional medicine
title_full_unstemmed Contact dermatitis following use of tropical traditional medicine
title_sort contact dermatitis following use of tropical traditional medicine
publisher Fakulti Perubatan, UKM
publishDate 2016
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9794/1/14._Leelavathi_et_al.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9794/
http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/11/1
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