MeSH definition : Specific substances elaborated by plants, microorganisms or animals that cause damage
to the skin; they may be proteins or other specific factors or substances; constituents
of spider, jellyfish or other venoms cause dermonecrosis and certain bacteria synthesize
dermolytic agents.;
MeSH synonym : dermatotoxins;
Related MeSH term : epidermotoxins;
MeSH annotation : /antag permitted but consider also ANTITOXINS; coord IM with source of dermotoxin
(IM or NIM); do not use for dermatoxicity of various chemicals & drugs ( SKIN /drug
eff or skin dis heading /chem ind Cat D term /adv eff-pois-tox);
Specific substances elaborated by plants, microorganisms or animals that cause damage
to the skin; they may be proteins or other specific factors or substances; constituents
of spider, jellyfish or other venoms cause dermonecrosis and certain bacteria synthesize
dermolytic agents.
Allowable qualifiers