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Re: Will weeping spread urushiol

Subject: Re: Will weeping spread urushiol
Author: Jim
Date: 6/11/2003 9:11 pm
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Status: Approved
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There was another thread where we talk about what causes the weeping. please see this link for that information.

For a quick recap, the oozing is caused by gaps in the blood vessels that leak fluid through the skin. Cooling the vessels cause them to constrict and not leak as much reducing the blistering

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Will weeping spread urushiol (Approved)Robert Mooney6/10/2003 7:43 am
  Re: Will weeping spread urushi (Approved)Betsy D.6/11/2003 5:29 pm
    Re: Will weeping spread urushi (Approved)Jim6/11/2003 9:11 pm