A Case of Allergic Contact Dermatitis to Antiseptics.
- Author:
Cheol Heon LEE
1
;
Chun Wook PARK
;
Ji Young LEE
;
Gyeing Il KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Allergic contact dermatitis;
Povidone-iodine;
Nitrofurazone
- MeSH:
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Anti-Infective Agents, Local*;
Bacterial Infections;
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact*;
Forearm;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Nitrofurazone;
Patch Tests;
Povidone-Iodine;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1999;37(7):966-968
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Povidone-iodine is one of the most widely used antiseptics and rarely has been reported to produce allergic contact dermatitis. Nitrofurazone has beeo widely used for the prevention and the treatment of the superficial bacterial infection and infrequently causes allergic contact dermatitis. A 48-year-old man was present with a 3-week history of pruritic skin lesion on the right forearm. He had treated the right forearm with antiseptics including Betadine and nitrofurazone and thereafter suffered from the skin lesion. Patch tests with Korean standard antigens, antiseptics and topical antibacterial agents revealed positive reactions to povidone-iodine and nitrofurazone.