Direct and airborne contact dermatitis in a beekeeper from the Małopolska region

Abstract

The paper describes an atypical case of simultaneous airborne and direct contact dermatitis in a beekeeper from the Małopolska region. This is the third such case described in a beekeeper in the world and the first in Poland. I suggest that propolis should be regarded as both a direct and airborne contact allergen in beekeepers. © 2012 Versita Warsaw and Springer-Verlag Wien.