Allergic Contact Dermatitis by Semecarpus Anacardium for Evil Eye: A prospective study from Central India

Introduction: In central India evils eye protection by burning of Semecarpus Anacardium Linn seeds is very common practice. The smoke produced by burning of Semecarpus Anacardium Linn seeds can cause allergic contact dermatitis over a time. This study was designed to diagnose the actual cause of allergic contact dermatitis in patients exposed to smoke of burning of Semecarpus Anacardium Linn seeds. Material and Method : a total of 40 patients of allergic contact dermatitis and exposed to smoke of Semecarpus Anacardium Linn seeds and 40 healthy controls were recruited for the study. A patch test was performed contacting urushiol as an additional allergen in finn chamber. Urushiol is an active ingredient of smoke of Semecarpus Anacardium Linn seeds Results : All the patients were found sensitive to urushiol and none of the healthy control was found sensitive to urushiol in the patch test. Conclusion : Urushiol is an active allergen found in Semecarpus Anacardium Linn seeds and responsible of allergic contact

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