Irritant plant rashes (irritant contact dermatitis)
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Irritant plant rashes (irritant contact dermatitis)
Irritant plants may cause a local irritation or rash where they come into contact with the skin. Unlike poison ivy, oak, or sumac, you do not have to be allergic to the plant to develop a rash. Irritant plants include:
- Flower bulbs, such as hyacinth or daffodil bulbs or tulip bulb sheaths (sometimes called daffodil itch or tulip fingers). Tulips can cause either an irritant reaction or an allergic reaction.
- Roses, rose hips, and dahlias.
- Stinging nettle and spurge nettle.
- Herbs such as comfrey, borage, barberry, tansy, yarrow, garlic, and hot peppers.
- Rhubarb.
- Plants from the bromeliad family, such as pineapple and Spanish moss.
- Cacti and sharp grasses.
Credits
| Author | Colleen Cronin |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Patrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Last Updated | January 12, 2006 |
| Last updated: | January 12, 2006 |
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| Author: | Colleen Cronin |
| Reviewed By: | Patrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine, H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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