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View larger version (77K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Poison ivy (Rhus radicans) is a woody shrub or vine found throughout the United States. Red-tinged leaves grow in groups of three and have smooth, fine-toothed, or lobed margins, and small, yellow-green flowers form cream-colored fruit. The allergen, predominantly 3-n-pentadecylcatechol, is found in the resinous sap material uroshiol, which is produced by the leaves, fruit, stem, and bark. Therefore, although delayed-hypersensitivity dermatitis induced by contact with poison ivy is usually considered a summer problem in the northeastern United States, it can (and does) occur year-round. These photographs, which were taken in southeastern Massachusetts, show the changing appearance of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 

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Poison Ivy
Schuster D. S., Crawford G. H., McGovern T. W., Parkinson G.
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N Engl J Med 2002; 347:1723-1724, Nov 21, 2002. Correspondence

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• Schuster, D. S., Crawford, G. H., McGovern, T. W., Parkinson, G. (2002). Poison Ivy. NEJM 347: 1723-1724 [Full Text]