I’m nursing a nasty case of poison ivy. It’s a familiar story that repeats itself every few years. This time, the tell-tale ...

[1] The mainstay of treatment is oral glucocorticoids (GC), with the recent BSR-BHPR guidelines suggesting an initial prednisone dose comprised between 15 and 20 mg as appropriate. [2] However ...

It is believed that, along with the calcium oxalate raphides, alkaloids in the sap and mucus of the daffodil may contribute to the rash (see the discussion of alkaloids, below). Unlike cases of ...