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  • Agapanthus , Sap causing itchy rash !

    From thelmawright4@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 9 17:46:53 2020
    I didn't realise Agapanthas is rated as a highly poisonous plant.It had been planted 20 yes ago and not pruned
    It's over taken so I decided with good tips from a magazine how to prune back. No mention of being
    Poisonous. I was wearing proper protection including heavy duty gauntlet gloves,

    I have developed an excruciating pinful rash red spots developing into blister along I side both
    Arms and legs. Three days om still hurting and weeping . Treatment hydrocortisone cream
    Calamine lotion to cool . I will give gp a call because I feel completely without any backup
    Meeka,

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  • From David E. Ross@21:1/5 to thelmawright4@gmail.com on Sun Aug 9 20:15:50 2020
    On 8/9/2020 5:46 PM, thelmawright4@gmail.com wrote:
    I didn't realise Agapanthas is rated as a highly poisonous plant.It had been planted 20 yes ago and not pruned
    It's over taken so I decided with good tips from a magazine how to prune back. No mention of being
    Poisonous. I was wearing proper protection including heavy duty gauntlet gloves,

    I have developed an excruciating pinful rash red spots developing into blister along I side both
    Arms and legs. Three days om still hurting and weeping . Treatment hydrocortisone cream
    Calamine lotion to cool . I will give gp a call because I feel completely without any backup
    Meeka,


    According to Wikipedia, Agapanthus is only mildly allergenic. However,
    that does not mean some individuals might be far more sensitive than the average.

    I have a bed of Agapanthus that must be over 40 years old. I cut out
    the stalks of faded blooms and never have a problem. On the other hand,
    I do avoid contact with the sap since it can be messy.

    When you go to your physician, carefully take a piece of a leaf or stalk
    with you. Your physician might more easily prescribe relief for you
    with a sample or even determine that something else is the cause of your
    rash.

    Note that a rash on one side of the body with blisters and severe pain
    is also a symptom of shingles. A vaccination against shingles does not guarantee you will not get it. I have had both the Zostavax and
    Shingrix vaccinations. Two years after the latter, I developed a very
    mild case of shingles: rashes with blisters on my right shoulder, right
    hip, and right ankle that sometimes itched but no pain. It came back
    again about a month or two ago with only two blisters on my right hip;
    it is already gone.

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  • From Dan Espen@21:1/5 to David E. Ross on Mon Aug 10 06:52:30 2020
    "David E. Ross" <nobody@nowhere.invalid> writes:

    On 8/9/2020 5:46 PM, thelmawright4@gmail.com wrote:
    I didn't realise Agapanthas is rated as a highly poisonous plant.It had been planted 20 yes ago and not pruned
    It's over taken so I decided with good tips from a magazine how to prune back. No mention of being
    Poisonous. I was wearing proper protection including heavy duty gauntlet gloves,

    I have developed an excruciating pinful rash red spots developing into blister along I side both
    Arms and legs. Three days om still hurting and weeping . Treatment hydrocortisone cream
    Calamine lotion to cool . I will give gp a call because I feel completely without any backup
    Meeka,


    According to Wikipedia, Agapanthus is only mildly allergenic. However,
    that does not mean some individuals might be far more sensitive than the average.

    I saw the same thing, but a few google searched turned up claims
    of being extremely poisonous including to dogs and cats.

    I have a bed of Agapanthus that must be over 40 years old. I cut out
    the stalks of faded blooms and never have a problem. On the other hand,
    I do avoid contact with the sap since it can be messy.

    I'm not familiar with the plant, but the pretty blue appeals to me.
    Maybe I should stick with Delphinium.

    When you go to your physician, carefully take a piece of a leaf or stalk
    with you. Your physician might more easily prescribe relief for you
    with a sample or even determine that something else is the cause of your rash.

    Note that a rash on one side of the body with blisters and severe pain
    is also a symptom of shingles. A vaccination against shingles does not guarantee you will not get it. I have had both the Zostavax and
    Shingrix vaccinations. Two years after the latter, I developed a very
    mild case of shingles: rashes with blisters on my right shoulder, right
    hip, and right ankle that sometimes itched but no pain. It came back
    again about a month or two ago with only two blisters on my right hip;
    it is already gone.

    Good thinking (as usual).


    --
    Dan Espen

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  • From Tania@21:1/5 to All on Fri Nov 13 14:31:16 2020
    I had the same experience with the sap from the agapanthus. I cut it back on Sunday just gone and on the Monday I had a slight rash and by Tuesday it turned into a red raw itching rash . It was up my arms, chest, neck , face and scalp. Then over the
    period of the day it travelled to my back and down my legs . By the end of the night my tongue was swelling, I had a high temp and felt very nauseous..I seeked medical advice and was given antihistamine and hydrocortisone cream . It us day 3 on these and
    I feel better . The itching is still there but nowhere as intense. I have been told it takes 14/28 days to heal.

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