Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Irritant Dermatitis (skin allergy/inflammation of the skin) caused by pesticide in papaya (Eczema?)


In the afternoon of 2009-10-13 (Tuesday), I took one big piece of papaya bought at a fruits-vegetables specialty shop near my home.

Today (2009-10-14), I started to have a slightly itchy and slightly painful red rash (slightly torn skin) of dermatitis appeared at the left side of my left index finger tip. Please see the picture above.
The culprit was probably the pesticide contained in the papaya bought at the shop because similar incidents happened every time I ate the papaya bought there!

Corrective action: Applied Dermovate Cream 25 grams by GlaxoSmithKline.

Preventive action: Never buy papaya from the shop again.

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