A Case of Allergic Contact Dermatitis to Ribavirin.
10.5021/ad.1993.5.1.44
- Author:
Chee Won OH
;
Mi Youn PARK
;
Jeong Hee HAHM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Allergic contact dermatitis;
Ribavirin
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact*;
DNA;
Female;
Humans;
Patch Tests;
Ribavirin*;
RNA Viruses
- From:Annals of Dermatology
1993;5(1):44-46
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Allergic contact dermatitis to topical agents mostly results from vehicles and preservatives and rarely from the active ingredients. Ribavirin, an active ingredient of Viramid® cream, is a synthetic nucleoside derivative with broad spectrum activity against a wide variety of DNA and RNA viruses. We report an 18-year-old woman, who had a perioral edematous patch with exudative crusts after topical application of Viramid® cream (nsung pharmaceutical Co., Korea) for the treatment of herpes labiahs. A patch test showed that the sensitizer was ribavirin, the active ingredient of the antiviral agent, Viramid® cream.
