What is it about?
Every year during the mango season in Taiwan, patients often complain, without any actual proof, that their skin condition worsens because of having eaten mangoes, especially small mangos. This assertion is so prevalent that the possibility of a contact allergic reaction to mango needs to be investigated.
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Why is it important?
People in Taiwan often complain that their skin condition worsens after consuming mango. We used a systemic approach to evaluate various type IV hypersensitivities induced by various mango preparations.
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This page is a summary of: Patch Testing with Various Mango (Mangifera indica) Extracts, Journal of Clinical Research in Dermatology, July 2014, Symbiosis Group,
DOI: 10.15226/2378-1726/1/1/00104.
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