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A cutaneous complication of Dorbanex therapy
Author(s) -
BARTH J.H.,
RESHAD H.,
DARLEY C.R.,
GIBSON J.R.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1984.tb00763.x
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , thigh , laxative , surgery , dermatology , constipation
Dorbanex® (danthron and poloxamer) is a commonly used laxative. We have recently seen four elderly patients suffering from faecal incontinence in whom reddish‐brown discoloration of the peri‐anal and thigh skin was associated with its use. This complication has been reported in the past (Bunney & Noble, 1974) but we feel it is not widely recognized.