Ayan Dermatitis
AUTOR(ES)
Morgan, J. W. W.
RESUMO
Dermatitis due to ayan wood (Distemonanthus benthamianus) is described. The main clinical features appear to be an initial slight itch followed later by intense erythema and pruritus often precipitated by washing. Previous work on the extractives of the wood have suggested that there may be two varieties of ayan, one rich in oxyayanin-B and the other rich in distemonanthin. Two other flavonoids, oxyayanin-A and ayanin, were found in both varieties.
