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Background
Teak (Tectonia grandis) is one of the oldest trade timbers. It is used in outdoor and indoor furniture. Desoxylapachol, lapachol, lapachonone, and tectoquinone are sensitizers.
Synonyms
Teak wood
Tectonia grandis
Uses
Furniture, indoor and outdoor
Cross-Reactions
Unusual Reactions
Contact urticaria
References
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Schmidt, H., Contact urticaria to teak with systemic effects [letter]. Contact Dermatitis, 1978. 4(3): p. 176-7. |
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Hausen, B.M. and H.W. Rothenborg, Allergic contact dermatitis caused by olive wood jewelry. Archives of Dermatology, 1981. 117(11): p. 732-4. |
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Lovell, C.R., Plants and the Skin. 1993, London: Blackwell Scientific Publications. |
08-01-2012
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