Contact allergic dermatitis and periocular depigmentation after using olapatidine eye drops

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 439-440

  Suchi, Smitha T ^a   Gupta, Arvind ^a   Srinivasan, Renuka ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM; EYE DROPS; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LETTER; MALE; PATHOLOGY; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADULT; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHILD; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS;

EID: 50149108138     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.42431     Document Type: Letter

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