Philodendron as a Cause of Contact Dermatitis

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The current vogue involving the use of living plants for interior decoration and for patios, especially in the warmer areas, has resulted in the popularization of various species of philodendron and its close relatives. Instances of dermatitis from contact with such plants are not common, and yet they occur more frequently than is generally recognized, judging from references to this source of dermatitis venenata in dermatological literature. The latest and most comprehensive dermatological texts either fail to mention philodendron entirely or give it scant attention. Andrews1 listed philodendron among plants known to cause dermatitis but made no mention of the species involved. The latest edition of "Occupational Diseases of the Skin," by Schwartz, Tulipan, and Birmingham,2 lists Philodendron consanguineum, and this species is also mentioned by Weber and by Pardo-Castello. Allen,3 in discussing the poisonous and injurious plants of Panama, stated that Monstera

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