.gif "Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion)")
Background
Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion) is a weed that grows in open fields, on praries, in garbage dumps. It is used in folk medicine. The antigenic substance is taraxinic acid 1-O-b-glucopyranoside, a sesquiterpene lactone linked to b-glucose via an ester linkage.
The sesquiterpene lactone mix was reported to detect none of the patients with dandelion sensitivity.
SynonymsDandelion
Piss-a-bed
Pissenlit
Taraxacum officinale
Taraxinic acid 1-O-b-glucopyranoside
UsesDiuretics
Laxatives
Tonic
Cross-ReactionsCompositae
Unusual ReactionsAirborne contact
dermatitis
Back to list of contact allergens
Referenties
| 1. |
Hausen, B.M. and K.H. Schulz, [Allergic
contact dermatitis caused by dandelions (Taraxacum officinale
Wiggers)]. Dermatosen in Beruf und Umwelt. Occupational &
Environmental Dermatoses, 1978. 26(6): p. 198. |
| 2. |
Davies, M.G. and P.J. Kersey, Contact
allergy to yarrow and dandelion. Contact Dermatitis, 1986.
14(4): p. 256-7. |
| 3. |
Guin, J.D. and G. Skidmore, Compositae
dermatitis in childhood. Archives of Dermatology, 1987. 123(4):
p. 500-2. |
| 4. |
Lovell, C.R. and M. Rowan, Dandelion
dermatitis. Contact Dermatitis, 1991. 25(3): p. 185-8. |
| 5. |
Lovell, C.R., Plants and the Skin. 1993,
London: Blackwell Scientific Publications. |
Author(s):Allergology: background information on allergens.
ICD10:
L23.9