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===Toxicity=== Contact with oils in mango leaves, stems, sap, and skin can cause [[dermatitis]] and [[anaphylaxis]] in susceptible individuals.<ref name="Morton" /><ref name="Sareen" /><ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Miell J, Papouchado M, Marshall A |year=1988 |title=Anaphylactic reaction after eating a mango |journal=British Medical Journal |volume=297 |issue=6664 |pages=1639β40 |doi=10.1136/bmj.297.6664.1639 |pmc=1838873 |pmid=3147776}}</ref> Those with a history of contact dermatitis induced by [[urushiol]] (an allergen found in [[poison ivy]], [[poison oak]], or [[poison sumac]]) may be most at risk for mango contact dermatitis.<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Hershko K, Weinberg I, Ingber A |year=2005 |title=Exploring the mango β poison ivy connection: the riddle of discriminative plant dermatitis |journal=Contact Dermatitis |volume=52 |issue=1 |pages=3β5 |doi=10.1111/j.0105-1873.2005.00454.x |pmid=15701120 |s2cid=31162401}}</ref> Other mango compounds potentially responsible for dermatitis or allergic reactions include [[mangiferin]].<ref name="Morton" /> Cross-reactions may occur between mango allergens and urushiol.<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Oka K, Saito F, Yasuhara T, Sugimoto A |year=2004 |title=A study of cross-reactions between mango contact allergens and urushiol |journal=Contact Dermatitis |volume=51 |issue=5β6 |pages=292β6 |doi=10.1111/j.0105-1873.2004.00451.x |pmid=15606656 |s2cid=6115016}}</ref> Sensitized individuals may not be able to eat peeled mangos or drink mango juice safely.<ref name="Morton" /> When mango trees are flowering in spring, local people with allergies may experience breathing difficulty, itching of the eyes, or facial swelling, even before flower [[pollen]] becomes airborne.<ref name="Morton" /> In this case, the irritant is likely to be the [[vapor]]ized [[essential oil]] from flowers.<ref name="Morton" /> During the primary ripening season of mangoes, contact with mango plant parts β primarily [[sap]], leaves, and fruit skin<ref name="Morton" /> β is the most common cause of plant dermatitis in Hawaii.<ref name="autogenerated365">{{Cite journal |vauthors=McGovern TW, LaWarre S |year=2001 |title=Botanical briefs: the mango treeβ''Mangifera indica'' L. |journal=Cutis |volume=67 |issue=5 |pages=365β6 |pmid=11381849}}</ref>
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