Wow did I just get contact dermatitis on my finger from eating a persimmon?

Earlier I had a persimmon – a really ripe, juicy Hachiya persimmon. It was so ripe and juicy I mostly ate it with a spoon. But at the end I had to suck off the remaining jelly off the peel by holding it with my fingers.

Then I noticed later a small red area of irritation on my thumb. I don’t know of anything else that could have triggered it except the persimmon.

I read that persimmons can in rare cases cause contact dermatitis. So perhaps that’s what this is. Its not really a big deal. Its just a very small area. Also my mouth did not become irritated, only a small spot on my thumb for some reason.


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