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Garlic allergy

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Garlic allergy has been known since at least 1950. It is not limited to hand contact, but can also be induced, with different symptoms, by inhaling garlic dust or ingesting raw garlic, though the latter cases are relatively rare. DADS penetrates through most types of commercial gloves, and thus
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dermatitis and is induced by a combined mechanical and chemical action. Whereas the former mechanism acts via skin rubbing which progresses into damage, the major cause of the latter is the chemical
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wearing gloves while handling garlic has proven inefficient against the allergy. Treatment includes avoiding any contact with garlic oil or vapours, as well as medication, such as administering
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is a common inflammatory skin condition caused by contact with garlic oil or dust. It mostly affects people who cut and handle fresh garlic, such as
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Moyle, M; Frowen, K; Nixon, R (2004). "Use of gloves in protection from diallyl disulphide allergy".
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and ultraviolet light to the affected skin area over a period of 12 weeks (
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Lasse Kanerva; Peter Elsner; Jan E. Wahlberg; Howard I. Maibach (2004).
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of the outer skin layers, which may progress to second- or third-degree
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Robert L. Rietschel; Joseph F. Fowler; Alexander A. Fisher (2008).
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Petition to include garlic in the EU list of allergens
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Index


garlic press
allergic contact dermatitis
garlic
chefs
fissure
thickening
shedding
burn
tulip
diallyl disulfide
allyl propyl disulfide
allicin
Allium
onion
leek
acitretin
psoralen
PUVA therapy
List of allergies
Petition to include garlic in the EU list of allergens
Condensed handbook of occupational dermatology
ISBN
3-540-44348-7


Dermatology, Volume 2
ISBN
0-323-02578-1

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