Image: Flickr/Mark HillaryMake no mistake, contact dermatitis is no joke, as this poor woman learned firsthand. The culprit? Squeezing limes and lemons for a large batch of sangria followed by exposure to the sun without sunscreen, which resulted in giant blisters on her hands the next day. Ouch! If you dare, check out the image of the poor woman's fingers linked to below. It's... intense.Phytophotodermatitis from making sangria: a phototoxic reaction to lime and lemon juice. "A 26-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a painful blistering eruption on her hands. She had been squeezing limes and lemons while making sangria the previous day. She had spent the rest of the day outdoors in the sun without sunscreen. Hours later, she experienced a painful burning erythema followed by the formation of large, tense bullae on her hands (Figure 1). She was otherwise healthy and had no history of exposure ...
As the weather warms up, watch out for lime disease.
Learn about contact dermatitis caused by squeezing limes and lemons while in the sun, leading to painful blistering eruptions.
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