#phytophotodermatitis

Karim Sarhane Karim Sarhane, MD, is a general and laparoscopic surgeon who provides treatment for numerous conditions at the Burjeel Royal Hospital in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates). Extensively published in the surgery field, Karim Sarhane, MD, co-authored a paper detailing the management of a rare burn condition, called “Phytophotodermatitis.” The paper discussed a 30-year-old woman…

When the plants fight back

Although the blog and podcast have been dominated by COVID-19 over the last few weeks there are always more things to learn beyond virology….

A man in his mid forties (although he looks much younger) presents to your Emergency Department over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend with a widespread purpuric rash, mainly over his right arm, anterior chest and knees. He is systemically entirely well…

Nature’s Arsenal

With today’s walk in the woods, it appears that everything is poisonous. There are so many different varieties of poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac that it’s nearly impossible to keep track of them all. But, we forged ahead anyway. At the bottom of the hill, we traipsed through nettles, which stung/itched pretty badly. But we knew they were coming and that the feeling would end. Still, not…

There's gotta be something wrong with me.

I haven't been able to find a good series of progression pics to show how exactly phytophotodermatitis, so I'm seriously considering grabbing some wild parsnip next time there's a good sunny day, crushing it on my leg, and taking photos of it for the next two months.