![]() ![]() Vivien Williams: Typical scenarios would be when you brush up against certain plants on a hike or when you squeeze a lime into a drink, maybe you get some juice on your hands, you touch your arm. And you can either develop a dermatitis, which is called phytophotodermatitis, plant-light induced eczema, or you can develop a phototoxic dermatitis, meaning plant sunburn dermatitis. Davis, M.D.: There are certain plants and fruits in nature, such as dill, buttercup, bergamot, musk ambrette, parsley, parsnip, and citrus fruits, especially lime, that when these chemicals that they contain hit your skin and then it's exposed to ultraviolet light, a chemical reaction occurs. Dawn Davis told Ally yes, it was a sting, but from a plant and the sun, not a jellyfish.Īlly Barons: So I was kind of disappointed because jellyfish sounds cooler.ĭawn Marie R. Vivien Williams: She thought maybe it was a jellyfish sting. Vivien Williams: But last year, during spring break, lifeguard Ally Barons developed a strange, long, red mark on her leg after a dip in the ocean.Īlly Barons: But then it started to get really red and blistered. ![]() Ally Barons: I just have always grown up around water, and I love to swim. ![]()
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