Whitaker J K H, Bailey K G
1 Med Regt, York Bks, Munster, Germany BFPO 17.
J R Army Med Corps. 2012 Sep;158(3):229-31. doi: 10.1136/jramc-158-03-17.
Species of the Opuntia or prickly pear genus of cacti are endemic to the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) training area in Alberta, Canada. They are known to provoke a dermatitis reaction in harvesters of the cacti fruit. It's spines are frequently an uncomfortable nuisance to unwary soldiers exercising in BATUS. We report two cases of particularly debilitating adverse skin reactions to the cacti spines that occurred during the 2010 Exercise Prairie Thunder season.
仙人掌科的仙人掌属或仙人球属植物原产于加拿大艾伯塔省的英国陆军训练单位萨菲尔德（BATUS）训练区。已知它们会在仙人掌果实采摘者中引发皮炎反应。其刺对于在BATUS训练区中不小心的士兵来说常常是令人不适的困扰。我们报告了两例在2010年“草原雷霆”演习季期间发生的、对仙人掌刺特别严重的不良皮肤反应病例。
