Barmaid, 20, left with third-degree burns and blisters assumed it was because she'd been tanning on a sunbed... in fact, it was a reaction to 'Britain's most dangerous plant'

Barmaid, 20, left with third-degree burns and blisters assumed it was because she'd been tanning on a sunbed...

in fact, it was a reaction to 'Britain's most dangerous plant' READ MORE: 27-year-old influencer dismissed symptoms of dengue fever By Rebecca Whittaker For Mailonline Published: 11:39 BST, 14 June 2024 | Updated: 11:39 BST, 14 June 2024 e-mail View comments A barmaid was left with third-degree burns and painful blisters 'the size of grapes' after an encounter with 'Britain’s most dangerous plant'. Chloe Douglas from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, woke up one morning with a red rash on her hands and neck, after using a sunbed the night before. The 20-year-old didn't recall ever encountering the dreaded giant hogweed and assumed she was simply 'unlucky' and had reacted with 'prickly heat' after her tanning session.

However, the red rash grew into nasty painful blisters as the day wore on and she went to seek medical help. When she went to the urgent care centre, medics revealed giant hogweed as the possible cause of her third-degree burns. Chloe Douglas from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, woke up one morning with a red rash on her hands and neck, after tanning on a sunbed the night before She didn't recall ever encountering the dreaded giant hogweed and assumed she had a bad reaction to a sunbed Giant hogweed (pictured) sap contains toxic chemicals known as photosensitising furanocoumarins, which react with light when in contact with human skin, causing blistering within 4.