aaaa! photosensitization is everywhere!

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Wild parsnip sunburns, that's one thing. But parsley, celery, and carrots? I don't know, I've never gotten parsley burns, knock wood. And it's not just umbellifers -- be wary of limes.

The lesions resulted from inadvertent application of squeezed lime juice to the children's skin by their parents during the routine preparation of drinks, followed by sun exposure, which activated the applied plant psoralens (furocoumarins).

This has to involve unusual skin, or lots of sun, or something.

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[marzipan-pig.livejournal.com]

thanks, I probably won't go amywhere all alone, besides, I have an unhealthy relationship with news about the hurricane to keep up (the national hurricane center updates their info every 3 hours and their maps every 6 hours).