Allergic reactions/Urginea

Roy M. Sachs rmsachs@ucdavis.edu
Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:03:46 PST
>John Bryan wrote:
>>Has anyone had any other
>>allergic reactions from handling any other genera? Cheers, John E. Bryan
>
>I don't know this from personal experience, but I sure wouldn't want to be
>the guy who has to handle bulbs of Urginea maritima all day - at least not
>without gloves and a face mask!
>
>Jim McKenney
>jimmckenney@starpower.net
>

I wonder if my acquired immunity to alstroemeria-induced dermatitis 
has also protected me against the offending antigen in Urginea 
maritima, because I've handled Urginea fairly frequently without an 
unpleasant reaction.


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