A Case of Contact Dermatitis due to Garlic / 대한피부과학회지

ABSTRACT

Garlic is a well known edible plant and has been used as a herbal medicine. It is a member of Liliaceae which contains allylpropyldisulfide, diallyldisulfide and allicin which can induce allergic contact dermatitis or primary irritant dermatitis applied topically. A 53-year-old female patient was presented with vesicles, crust and erythema on her left buttock. She applied crushed raw garlic on the lesion site for the treatment of residual skin lesion following herpes zoster.