Re: Poisen Ivy

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At 11:49 AM -0700 9/14/07, L Schmiege wrote:

....Whenever I work in the garden and it is hot and I am sweaty, I get a very fine rash on exposed  body parts that generally goes away after a shower and lots of soap. Going into a row of sweet corn also gives me a rash. It seems the older I get the greater reaction.

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It's also possible that this rash has nothing to do with poison ivy.

I also am very sensitive to the fine hairs on plants. If I don't wear long sleeves in the garden, I feel itchy the rest of the day, and often get small welts where leaves have brushed my skin. It does get worse with hot weather. I'm also so sensitive to flea bites that I can feel a flea or mosquito biting me, and catch it in the act!

Tanya