Allergic contact dermatitis from antihemorrhoidal ointments: Concomitant sensitization to both amide and ester local anesthetics

Dermatitis

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 176-177

  Ramirez, Paloma ^a   Sendagorta, Elena ^a   Floristan, Uxua ^a   Feltes, Rosa Adelaida ^a   Vidaurrazaga, Carmen ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AMIDE; ANTIHEMORRHOIDAL AGENT; BENZOCAINE; BUPIVACAINE; CINCHOCAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; EPHEDRINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MENTHOL; MEPIVACAINE; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; PREDNISOLONE; RUSCOGENIN; RUSCUS EXTRACT; TETRACAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CROSS REACTION; DERMATITIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; OINTMENT; PATCH TEST; PERIANAL DERMATITIS; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALLERGENS; AMIDES; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DIBUCAINE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS;

EID: 77952766681     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6620.2010.09094     Document Type: Letter

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