Author | Sex | Age | Patch test results (Lime's allergens) | Other sensitization | Occupation | Clinical manifestation after Lime contact |
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Amy Swerdlin | W | 54 | Lime peel, geraniol, citral | Yes, but not specified | Bartender cutting and squeezing lemons and limes, washing glasses, and mixing drinks | Itchy, burning, and dry hands affecting her web spaces and fingers. Back of hands and wrists spared. More intense lesions in the right hand (right-handed) |
Michelle A. Thomson | W | 52 | Lime peel, geraniol | Myroxylon pereirae, fragrance santolite resin, geranium oil, rose oil Bulgarian | NA | Eczematous eruption on the lips, left corner of the mouth and left chin. There was also eczema affecting her eye-lids |
A C Cardullo | W | 52 | Lime peel, geraniol, citral | Lemon peel, orange peel, neomycin sulfate, p-tertiary butylphenol, thimerosal, fragrance mix | Bartender cutting and squeezing citrus, washing glasses and table tops. Handling money | Hand dermatitis, more severe on the right hand. Hyperkeratosis and fissuring of the palmar and lateral surface of the thumb and index finger, with paronychia |