> Investigation disclosed that limes used in an art class to make
> pomander balls were incriminated as the cause of the rash.
..................
> Several folks who publish to this newsgroup have implied that
> natural plant products are not as environmentally damaging as
> man-made chemicals. There is a large volume of research and field
> observations that suggest otherwise. Below is just a small snippet
> of whats available.
>
>
> II. Outbreak_of_Phototoxic_Dermatitis_from_Limes_-_Maryland
>
> On August 8, 1984, the Office of Disease Control and
> Epidemiology, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, was
> notified by a nurse at a day camp in Owings Mills, Maryland, of a
> rash illness reported among 12 children during the previous week.
> The rash, confined to the dorsa of the hands and extensor and flexor
> surfaces of the forearms and in the form of blotches, speckles, and
> streaks, was macular, hyperpigmented, and nonpruritic. No other
> signs or symptoms were noted. Dermatologists diagnosed the rash as a
> phototoxic contact dermatitis. Investigation disclosed that limes
> used in an art class to make pomander balls were incriminated as the
> cause of the rash.
>
> Reference source:
> http://ace.orst.edu/cgi-bin/mfs/01/newsletters/n53_85.nws?126#mfs
>
> Best regards,
> Dave Kendra
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