Chapter 80
Skin Reactions to Plants, Cold, Heat and Chemicals
Tuyet A. Nguyen,
Christopher Lovell,
Andrew C. Krakowski,
Tuyet A. Nguyen
Kaiser Permanente Department of Dermatology, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorChristopher Lovell
Kinghorn Dermatology Unit, Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK
Search for more papers by this authorAndrew C. Krakowski
St Luke's University Health Network, Easton, PA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorTuyet A. Nguyen,
Christopher Lovell,
Andrew C. Krakowski,
Tuyet A. Nguyen
Kaiser Permanente Department of Dermatology, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorChristopher Lovell
Kinghorn Dermatology Unit, Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK
Search for more papers by this authorAndrew C. Krakowski
St Luke's University Health Network, Easton, PA, USA
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David Luk, Vibhu Mendiratta,
Diana Purvis,
Peter Hoeger
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Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 20 November 2019
Summary
Exposure to potentially harmful plants, chemicals and extremes of temperature are common reasons for children to present to emergency departments. Ingestion or exposure to toxic substances or extremes of temperature can occur in day-to-day activities. Accurate diagnosis is essential to enable appropriate management of environment-induced dermatoses. This chapter summarizes the major environment-induced dermatoses in children including phytophotodermatoses, perniosis and chemical and thermal burns.
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