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ANNALS OF DERMATOLOGY
Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages 85-88Publisher
KOREAN DERMATOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.5021/ad.2011.23.1.85
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Allergic contact dermatitis; Bee glue; Propolis; Systemic contact dermatitis
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Propolis, also known as bee glue, is a substance collected by worker bees and it is used as a material for constructing and maintaining their beehives. It has been used topically and orally by humans for its anti-inflammatory properties. However, the growing use of propolis has been paralleled by reports of allergic contact dermatitis as a reaction to the substance. Contact dermatitis with generalized cutaneous manifestations elicited by propolis ingestion has not been previously reported. Here we report on the first case of systemic contact dermatitis from propolis ingestion in a 36-year-old woman. (Ann Dermatol 23(1) 85 similar to 88, 2011)
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