TY - JOUR
T1 - Shiitake Mushroom Dermatitis
T2 - A Review
AU - Stephany, Mathew Paul
AU - Chung, Stella
AU - Handler, Marc Zachary
AU - Handler, Nancy Stefanie
AU - Handler, Glenn A.
AU - Schwartz, Robert A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Springer International Publishing Switzerland.
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - Shiitake mushroom dermatitis is a cutaneous reaction caused by the consumption of raw or undercooked shiitake mushrooms. Symptoms include linear erythematous eruptions with papules, papulovesicles or plaques, and severe pruritus. It is likely caused by lentinan, a heat-inactivated beta-glucan polysaccharide. Cases were initially reported in Japan but have now been documented in other Asian countries, North America, South America, and Europe, as this mushroom is now cultivated and consumed worldwide. Shiitake mushroom dermatitis may result from mushroom ingestion or from handling, which can result in an allergic contact dermatitis.
AB - Shiitake mushroom dermatitis is a cutaneous reaction caused by the consumption of raw or undercooked shiitake mushrooms. Symptoms include linear erythematous eruptions with papules, papulovesicles or plaques, and severe pruritus. It is likely caused by lentinan, a heat-inactivated beta-glucan polysaccharide. Cases were initially reported in Japan but have now been documented in other Asian countries, North America, South America, and Europe, as this mushroom is now cultivated and consumed worldwide. Shiitake mushroom dermatitis may result from mushroom ingestion or from handling, which can result in an allergic contact dermatitis.
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U2 - 10.1007/s40257-016-0212-6
DO - 10.1007/s40257-016-0212-6
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27566177
AN - SCOPUS:84989246559
SN - 1175-0561
VL - 17
SP - 485
EP - 489
JO - American Journal of Clinical Dermatology
JF - American Journal of Clinical Dermatology
IS - 5
ER -