One margarita, but hold the lime.One margarita, but hold the lime Okay, so your friends are going off to have fun in the sun, and you're stuck to brave winter on your own. But be consoled--at least you won't get Club Med dermatitis Club Med dermatitis A photodermatitis consisting of linear, mirror-image, hyperpigmented tender patches with scalloped edges, located on the inner thighs . The condition, named and described by Wain White of the New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the Medical Center in the Jan. 30 NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE The New England Journal of Medicine (New Engl J Med or NEJM) is an English-language peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Massachusetts Medical Society. It is one of the most popular and widely-read peer-reviewed general medical journals in the world. , is a skin rash that results from a drinking game. White observed it on the thighs of an 18-year-old woman who had balanced and rolled limes limes plural limites (Latin; “path”) In ancient Rome, a strip of open land along which troops advanced into unfriendly territory. It came to mean a Roman military road, fortified with watchtowers and forts. on her lap during a Caribbean Club Med Vacation. Limes, as well as celery and parsley, contain furocoumarin, an agent that makes skin more sensitive to the sun. Combination of the lime contact and sunbathing resulted in the rash, which eventually disappeared. |
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