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Contact Dermatitis Due to Sodium Colistimethate
Author(s) -
Sasaki Satsuki,
Mitsuhashi Yoshihiko,
Kondo Shigeo
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1998.tb02426.x
Subject(s) - contact dermatitis , medicine , immunology , allergy
Colistin methanesulfonate sodium (CLMS) is a widely‐used antibiotic. To our best knowledge, only two cases of contact allergy to CLMS have been reported. We described a 4‐year‐old girl with contact dermatitis evoked by CLMS that had been applied as an ophthalmic solution. The dermatitis started after administration for 21 days. The diagnosis was confirmed by as is and constituent patch tests. We reviewed the literature in which contact allergy due to CLMS and colistin sulfate is described.