JKKI : Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Indonesia
JKKI, Vol 10, No 3, (2019)

Irritant contact dermatitis caused by sap of rengas

Betty Ekawati Suryaningsih (Department of Skin Health and Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Dec 2019

Abstract

Irritant contact dermatitis (ICD) is an inflammation of skin caused by direct cytotoxic effects of chemical, physical or biological agents on epidermal cells without a presence of specific antibody production. It was reported that a 40-year-old man, complaining of itching and a burned sensation on his skins accompanied by pain after contaminated by sap of Rengas. Diagnosis of ICD was established by history taking and physical examination: there are erythematous, multiple, discrete papules, partly necrotic-erythematous skin base on his forearm and right lower abdomen. The patient was treated with mometasone furoate smeared and antihistamines once a night. A characteristic of the sap is black on its woods. Compounds of the sap contain ursiol, rengol, glutarengol, laccol and thitsiol that are irritants causing the ICD. 

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JKKI

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Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

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JKKI: Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Indonesia is a peer-reviewed journal in the field of medical and health sciences. This journal is designed as a place of dissemination of information and scientific knowledge, which publishes three times a year. It publishes original article, article review, and ...