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Sensitization to chloramphenicol; a persistent problem
Author(s) -
Joost Th.,
Dikland W.,
Stolz E.,
Prens E.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1986.tb01200.x
Subject(s) - chloramphenicol , sensitization , medicine , allergy , dermatology , antibiotics , polymyxin , incidence (geometry) , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , physics , optics
A surprisingly high incidence of chloramphenicol sensitization is reported in 8 patients with periocular or periauricular dermatitis. In 6 of them, relevance was established to the use of topical chloramphenicol. Concurrent sensitization to polymyxin B sulphate was found in 2. The findings stress the fact that chloramphenicol allergy remains a persistent problem.