Philodendron Species, Spade-Leaf Philodendron

Beautiful blue-green foliage with a metalic sheen-very striking. Upright growth habit.Have handled this plant extensively, with no allerg...Read Moreic reaction of any kind.

Hi, I planted in my rainforest terrarium a philidendron hastatum and got a very painful and longlasting allergy.
These are the sym...Read Moreptoms: pains only in the face, ears and skin under hairs. ALSO STRONG ITCHING! In the beginning my whole face was extremely red and swollen. The skin was partly raw.
I needed strong medicin from the doctor and now after 4 weeks it is still itching on my foreface.
Please, let me know if these are the symptons caused by Philiodendro hastatum? I do like this plant and would like to keep it, I am afraid, if it is the reason for this painful allergy, I have to remove it.
Thanks for reading it.
Doris

This is the plant that is accepted by all naming authorities as:

Philodendron hastatum K. Koch & Sellow

...Read More/> Here is GRIN's take on the species:
http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?452372

Note that GRIN lists that Philodendron hastatum K. Koch & Sellow, is not Philodendron domesticum G.S. Bunting syn. Philodendron hastatum hort.