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Contact Sensitivity to Proflavine
Author(s) -
Goh C. L.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1986.tb03451.x
Subject(s) - medicine , antiseptic , dermatology , lotion , proflavine , contact dermatitis , lanolin , concomitant , allergy , surgery , traditional medicine , immunology , pathology , dna , chemistry , organic chemistry , biology , genetics
Proflavine lotion is a commonly used topical antiseptic in the tropics, hut its sensitizing potential was never emphasized and many who developed allergic contact dermatitis were never aware of it. In a study of 45 patients, most presented with acute or subacute dermatitis which started on the arms and legs. Concomitant cutaneous sensitivity to other medicaments, and lanolin occurred in 66% of the patients.