Shiitake Flagellate Dermatitis: the First Case Reported in Ireland

N Byrne; C Foley; M Cotter; S O'Gorman; E Storan; P Marren

Shiitake Flagellate Dermatitis: the First Case Reported in Ireland

Ir Med J. 2017 Jan 11;110(1):500.

Authors

N Byrne¹, C Foley¹, M Cotter², S O'Gorman¹, E Storan¹, P Marren¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Galway, Galway.
² Department of Pathology, University Hospital Galway, Galway.

PMID: 28657277

Abstract

Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) is the second most commonly consumed mushroom worldwide. The first case of shiitake mushroom flagellate dermatitis was described in Japan in 1977 and it is now being reported in the western world. We describe the first reported case in Ireland.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Dermatitis / epidemiology
Dermatitis / etiology*
Dermatomycoses / epidemiology
Dermatomycoses / etiology*
Female
Humans
Ireland / epidemiology
Middle Aged
Shiitake Mushrooms*