Unusual complications after occupational exposure to giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum): A case report

作者：Klimaszyk Piotr^*; Klimaszyk Dorota; Piotrowiak Michal; Popiolek Agnieszka

来源：International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2014, 27(1): 141-144.

DOI：10.2478/s13382-014-0238-z

• Necrosis
• Giant hogweed
• Skin burns
• Phytophotodermatitis

Exposure to giant hogweed brings about the risk of serious skin damage, usually in the form of phytophotodermatitis. Initially, skin changes are signaled by a burning sensation, followed by a vesiculobullous rash and long-term hyperpigmentation. Usually, skin disorders improve after the application of topical and oral corticosteroids. In extremely rare instances, full skin thickness burns or epidermal necrosis occur. The study presents a case of occupational exposure to hogweed, which resulted in extensive skin lesions leading to the disablement of a 27-year-old man. The principles of procedure to be followed when contact with giant hogweed is an occupational hazard are also outlined.

• 出版日期2014