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Shiitake, Hua Gu · 2019 · Case Reports

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[Reflectance confocal microscopy in Shiitake dermatitis].

Lentinula edodes

Immune supportGut & microbiome
SpeciesShiitake, Hua Gu
JournalDer Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete
Year2019

Key points

  • Shiitake dermatitis usually occurs 1-2 days after consumption of incompletely cooked or raw shiitake mushrooms and is characterized by linear, pruritic, erythematous papulovesicular rashes
  • It is caused by lentinan, a polysaccharide component of the cell walls of shiitake mushrooms
  • The histological examination showed an eczema-like morphology with spongiosis and lymphohistiocytic infiltrates
  • The results of reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) correlated with the histopathological investigations
  • Therefore, RCM can be used for non-invasive diagnostic confirmation of Shiitake dermatitis in the future

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Citation abstract

Shiitake dermatitis usually occurs 1-2 days after consumption of incompletely cooked or raw shiitake mushrooms and is characterized by linear, pruritic, erythematous papulovesicular rashes. It is caused by lentinan, a polysaccharide component of the cell walls of shiitake mushrooms. The histological examination showed an eczema-like morphology with spongiosis and lymphohistiocytic infiltrates. The results of reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) correlated with the histopathological investigations. Therefore, RCM can be used for non-invasive diagnostic confirmation of Shiitake dermatitis in the future.

Citation

Cussigh CS, Fink C, Winkler JK, Toberer F, Enk A, Sattler EC, et al. (2019). [Reflectance confocal microscopy in Shiitake dermatitis]. Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete https://doi.org/10.1007/s00105-019-4420-x PMID: 31087127

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