Severe allergic keratoconjunctivitis and erythema multiforme after a routine eye examination: discerning the cause.
Acute allergic dermatitis of the eyelids with keratoconjunctivitis is associated with a specific triggering factor. Therapy for the acute inflammation can complicate the search for such a factor if the process worsens. We report a case of acute contact dermatitis and keratoconjunctivitis after a routine eye examination to demonstrate the difficulty in evaluating such patients and the role of skin patch testing in determining the cause.
Sherertz
E F
EF
Department of Dermatology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103.
Reed
J W
JW
Zanolli
M D
MD
Goldsmith
S M
SM
D000433:1-Propanol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003233:Conjunctivitis, Allergic / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D004892:Erythema Multiforme / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009355:Neomycin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012882:Skin Tests; D014787:Vision Tests
D000433:1-Propanol; D009355:Neomycin; D011241:Prednisone