[pbs] Allergic reactions/Urginea
Roy M. Sachs
rmsachs at ucdavis.edu
Thu Jan 22 20:03:46 EST 2004
>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 at 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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