Case of phenylephrine hydrochloride-induced periorbital contact dermatitis with fulminant keratoconjunctivitis causing pseudomembrane formation

J Dermatol. 2018 Feb;45(2):e27-e28. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.14077. Epub 2017 Oct 6.

Authors

Miyuki Kato¹, Kiriko Nitta¹, Yoko Kano¹, Masakazu Yamada², Norito Ishii³, Takashi Hashimoto³, Manabu Ohyama¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, Fukuoka, Japan.

PMID: 28983944
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.14077

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Blepharitis / chemically induced*
Blepharitis / diagnosis
Blepharitis / pathology
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / diagnosis
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / etiology*
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Eyelids
Female
Humans
Keratoconjunctivitis / chemically induced*
Keratoconjunctivitis / diagnosis
Middle Aged
Ophthalmic Solutions / adverse effects*
Patch Tests
Phenylephrine / adverse effects*
Severity of Illness Index
Skin / drug effects
Skin / pathology
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / diagnosis
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / pathology
Uveitis / drug therapy

Substances

Ophthalmic Solutions
Phenylephrine