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[aroid-l] Dieffenbachia and skin rash
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From: "Peter Boyce" <peterboyce at myjaring.net> on 2004.06.01 at 02:54:51(11542)
Hi Derek
Quite possible; I know someone locally that cannot approach Philodendron
without itching and Dieffenbachia is a far nastier plant, chemically, than
Philodendron.
Pete
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ps did my mss comments arrive OK?
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Boyce"
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> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 10:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Dieffenbachia and skin rash
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Derek Burch"
> > To:
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 9:29 AM
> > Subject: [aroid-l] Dieffenbachia and skin rash
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> > > I have had a question about the possibility of a 2-year old child
> getting
> > a
> > > skin rash that has lasted three weeks from walking barefoot over
carpet
> on
> > > which a large dieffenbachia plant in a pot had sat for some years. The
> > > carpet was steam cleaned a few weeks before the rash began (I leap to
> the
> > > defense of the plant and blame the cleaner!)
> > > I can't imagine enough sap dropping to the carpet and surviving steam
> > > cleaning so as to present raphides to the child ...
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> > > Any comments, please. derek
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