Allergic contact dermatitis from timolol complicating choroidal melanoma-related glaucoma

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-75

  Buquicchio, Rosalba ^a   Foti, Caterina ^a   Cassano, Nicoletta ^a   Ventura, Mariateresa ^a   Vena, Gino Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; LEVOBUNOLOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TIMOLOL;

ADULT; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; CHOROID MELANOMA; CONJUNCTIVAL HYPEREMIA; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE EDEMA; EYELID ERYTHEMA; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; LACRIMATION; LETTER; MALE; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; PROTON THERAPY;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; CHOROID NEOPLASMS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; PATCH TESTS; TIMOLOL;

EID: 60549101320     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2008.0548     Document Type: Letter

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