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of the ears, and eyelids became red and swollen, and there was much 

 itching. Later the face became swollen, the lips cracked and oozed, 

 and the lymph glands under the jaw and in the groin enlarged. 

 All the symptoms rapidly disappeared when he ceased to work among 

 these plants. _ 



FiG.[_85o. — Haplophyllum tuberculatum. 



The jtreatment adopted was to wash the whole body after removal 

 from [the endemic area and to 'apply calamine lotion. 



Fig. 851. — Experimental Eruption. 



Other Rues. — According to Bentley and Trimen, Ruta graveolens 

 causes redness, swelling, and even vesication of the skin if much 

 handled, while )Le Maout and Decaisne state that R. montana, 

 found in, Spain, produces erysipelatous-like conditions and ulcerating 

 pustules on the hands of those who gather it. 



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