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Fish scale-induced dermatitis.

F Y Chiou·J A Tschen
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BACKGROUND: Fish scales loosened during the process of cleaning that come in contact with human skin will adhere and "grow," creating a raised skin lesion if not washed off immediately. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the process of fish scale-induced dermatitis. METHODS: Fish scales from the blue gill (Lepomis machrochirus) were placed on the intact skin of denuded Swiss Webster mice that had no prior sensitization. RESULTS: The scales physically adhered and formed a raised fold of skin within minutes after placement. Lesions were submitted for pathologic evaluation on days 2 and 7. A subacute irritant dermatitis was observed that evolved into a chronic dermatitis with hyperkeratosis. Inverted fish scales (the anatomically reversed surface) and fish epidermis did not produce such lesions on the mice. CONCLUSION: Fish scales are able to induce an irritant dermatitis. They most likely do so through initial adhesion via mucopolysaccharide secretions.

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F Y Chiou, J A Tschen. 1993. Fish scale-induced dermatitis.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0190-9622(93)70138-j

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