Background
Teak (Tectonia grandis) is one of the oldest trade timbers. It is used in outdoor and indoor furniture. Desoxylapachol, lapachol, lapachonone, and tectoquinone are sensitizers.
SynonymsTeak wood
Tectonia grandis
UsesFurniture, indoor and outdoor
Cross-Reactions
Unusual ReactionsContact urticaria
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Referenties
| 1. |
Schmidt, H., Contact urticaria
to teak with systemic effects [letter]. Contact Dermatitis, 1978.
4(3): p. 176-7. |
| 2. |
Hausen, B.M. and H.W. Rothenborg, Allergic
contact dermatitis caused by olive wood jewelry. Archives of
Dermatology, 1981. 117(11): p. 732-4. |
| 3. |
Lovell, C.R., Plants and the Skin. 1993,
London: Blackwell Scientific Publications. |
Author(s):Allergology: background information on allergens.
ICD10:
L23.9