A MUM claims her daughter's lunch of an innocent celery stick left her face covered in life-changing burns. Tyler Field was left horrified when her seven-month-old daughter Imelda Sykes broke out in a red rash on her face and hands. 6 Imelda had been snacking on a celery stick in the sunshine when her complexion immediately began to change colour Credit: KennedyNews/TylerField 6 Sap from the veg got onto the tot's skin which made it more sensitive to sunlight Credit: KennedyNews/TylerField The tot had been snacking on a celery stick in the sunshine on Sunday, May 19, for just 15 minutes when her complexion immediately began to change colour.
Concerned Imelda was suffering an allergic reaction or had been burnt by the sun, Tyler told a close friend about what had happened when she learned the risks of eating celery in the sunshine. After carrying out her research, the mum-of-two discovered that Imelda had suffered from phytophotodermatitis - also known as 'margarita burns' . This is a skin reaction when the sap from certain plants such as giant hogweed - but also like carrots, celery and limes, gets on the skin and is then exposed to sunlight.
There's a potential she could be scarred for a very long time because of this Tyler Field The areas affected become acutely red and often blister. Tyler, who lives in Reading, believed Imelda had got away with just a red rash - before painful, fluid-filled blisters began breaking out on her baby's arm and mouth the following day. The 25-.
