Symptoms Of Citrus Burns

Blisters

First comes the redness, then comes the blistering. Blistering from phytophotodermatitis is probably the worst visual symptom. If a patient only has phytophotodermatitis in a small location, they won't look so bad, but if, say someone's entire hand came into contact with furocoumarins, then it is going to swell, and the patient will have very large, ugly, blisters. The affected area may look like something out of a horror movie for a few days. The good news is blistering, like most of the symptoms of phytophotodermatitis, doesn't last very long. They usually show up around twenty-four to forty-eight hours after coming into contact with activated furocoumarins, and they disappear two or three days later.

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