Contact dermatitis due to eggplant

@article{Kabashima2004ContactDD,
  title={Contact dermatitis due to eggplant},
  author={Kenji Kabashima and Yoshiki Miyachi},
  journal={Contact Dermatitis},
  year={2004},
  volume={50}
}
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Solanum melongena allergy (A comprehensive review).

TLDR
Current geographical distribution of the crops and population migrations should enhance the awareness of allergy and immunology specialists, ENT specialists, emergency physicians and pediatricians to the need for proper routine laboratory testing for possible Solanum allergy.

Immediate and Delayed Hypersensitivity Reactions Occurring in the Kitchen: Hazards Related to Being a Chef or Kitchen Staff

Immediate and Delayed Hypersensitivity Reactions Occurring in the Kitchen: The Hazards Related to Being a Chef or Kitchen Staff

Plants and Plant Products

TLDR
Contact dermatitis from plants or plant products may occur by several mechanisms and reactions of mixed aetiology, for instance irritant reactions superimposed on allergic reactions, are often seen, while mechanical plus chemical irritant effects are evoked by, for example, stinging nettles.

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Allergy to eggplant (Solanum melongena).

Allergy to eggplant flower pollen

TLDR
A 43-year-old male smoker from Portugal presented with recent onset of rhinoconjunctivitis and a dry cough in the month of June when he was working in a greenhouse where eggplants (Solanum melongena) were cultivated and avoiding the greenhouse containing the eggplant and the use of inhaled corticosteroids and bronchodilators was associated with a rapid improvement of symptoms and normalization of the peak flow.