Toxicodendron diversilobum; poison oak

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Introduction

Poisonous plant containing the toxin urushiol which causes allergic contact dermatitis.

Management

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Prescriber's Letter 12(7): 2005 Management of Poison Ivy Detail-Document#: http://prescribersletter.com/(5bhgn1a4ni4cyp2tvybwfh55)/pl/ArticleDD.aspx?li=1&st=1&cs=&s=PRL&pt=3&fpt=25&dd=210706&pb=PRL (subscription needed) http://www.prescribersletter.com