Importance and clinical aspects of propolis contact dermatitis

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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-6108.2023.1.44434

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Propolis, Contact dermatitis, Patch test, Allergy

Abstract

Aims: propolis is the resinous substance that bees collect from plants to build their hives. The aim of this review was to highlight the importance of diagnosing propolis-related contact dermatitis and relevant clinical aspects of this disease. Methods: narrative literature review carried out by searching the National Library of Medicine (PubMed) and Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) databases. Results: a total of 246 articles were found and, after the selection and reading process, 32 publications were included. Conclusions: delayed-type hypersensitivity to propolis is extremely important because the prevalence of this allergy is increasing in various parts of the world. We need national studies to assess our reality. Proof of the high prevalence in our country will allow this substance to be included in other patch tests series in our country.

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Author Biographies

Paulo Eduardo Silva Belluco, Higher School of Health Sciences (ESCS), Brasília, DF, Brazil.

Master in Health Sciences from the Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde (ESCS), in Brasília, DF, Brazil; doctor from the University of Brasília (UnB), in Brasília, DF, Brazil. Professor of allergy and immunology at the postgraduate course at Faculdade Afya Educação Médica in Brasília, DF, Brazil.

Maurício Domingues Ferreira, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, SP, SP, Brazil.

PhD in Pathology from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (USP), in São Paulo, SP, Brazil; doctor from the Faculty of Medicine of Jundiaí, in Jundiaí, SP, Brazil. Professor and coordinator of the postgraduate course in allergy and immunology at Faculdade Afya Educação Médica in São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Fabíola da Silva Maciel Azevedo da Silva Maciel Azevedo, Brasília Air Force Hospital, Brasília, DF, Brazil.

Specialist in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology by the Brazilian Association of Allergy and Immunology (ASBAI). Doctor from the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), AM, Brazil. Assistant physician at the Brasília Air Force Hospital, in Brasília, DF, Brazil.

Rosana Zabulon Feijó Belluco, Higher School of Health Sciences (ESCS), Brasília, DF, Brazil.

Doctor from the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), in Campina Grande, PB, Brazil. Master's student in Health Sciences at the Higher School of Health Sciences (ESCS), in Brasília, DF, Brazil. Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Higher School of Health Sciences (ESCS), Brasília, DF, Brazil.

Carmelia Matos Santiago Reis, Higher School of Health Sciences (ESCS), Brasília, DF, Brazil.

PhD in Dermatology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; medical degree from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), in Salvador, BA, Brazil Professor and coordinator of postgraduate and extension courses at the Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde (ESCS), Brasília, DF, Brazil.

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2023-12-12

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Silva Belluco, P. E., Domingues Ferreira, M., da Silva Maciel Azevedo, F. da S. M. A., Zabulon Feijó Belluco, R., & Matos Santiago Reis, C. (2023). Importance and clinical aspects of propolis contact dermatitis. Scientia Medica, 33(1), e44434. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-6108.2023.1.44434

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