Propolis: Is it harmless to the extent that it is natural?

Çelik Tuğlu, Hatice; Dindar Çelik, Fatma; Yağdıran, Melis; Telli, Onur; Akkale, Özgür; Aksu, Kurtuluş

doi:10.14744/ejp.2023.1101

Hatice Çelik Tuğlu¹ ,

Fatma Dindar Çelik¹ ,

Melis Yağdıran¹ ,

Onur Telli¹ ,

Özgür Akkale¹ ,

Kurtuluş Aksu¹

¹Department of Pulmonology, Division of Immunology and Allergy, University of Health Sciences Ankara Atatürk Sanatoryum Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye

Eurasian Journal of Pulmonology 2024; 26(2): 144-146 DOI: 10.14744/ejp.2023.1101

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Abstract

Propolis is a resinous substance produced from tree buds and bark, digested by bees, and is mainly composed of resins, wax, pollen, and essential oils. Propolis is used in traditional medicine due to its antiinflammatory, antioxidant, antiseptic, and local anesthetic properties. The increase in the use and popularity of propolis-containing products coincides with a linear increase in the incidence of propolis-related allergic contact dermatitis. In this report, we present a case of local allergic contact dermatitis that developed after local propolis application for wound care in a 69-year-old male patient.

Keywords: Allergy, contact dermatitis, propolis, wound care