Photosensitivity induced by lomefloxacin with cross-photosensitivity to ciprofloxacin and fleroxacin

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 180-

  Kimura, Mizuho ^a   Kawada, Akira ^b  

^a Department of Dermatology   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antibiotics 4 quinolones; Cross photosensitivity; Drug reactions; Lomefloxacin; Photosensitivity; Positive photopatch test

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLEROXACIN; LOMEFLOXACIN; LYSOZYME CHLORIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS ALLERGY; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOPATCH TEST; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; RHINITIS;

AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; DERMATITIS, PHOTOALLERGIC; FLEROXACIN; FLUOROQUINOLONES; HUMANS; MALE; QUINOLONES;

EID: 14444285977     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05698.x     Document Type: Article

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