Diffuse cutaneous hypersensitivity reaction after dexamethasone/polymyxin B/neomycin combination eyedrops.
Localized cutaneous hypersensitivity reactions to antibiotic eyedrops are not unusual. To our knowledge, however, a diffuse cutaneous reaction to eyedrops containing dexamethasone/polymyxin B/neomycin has never been reported. We describe the diffuse skin changes noted in a 72-year-old patient five days after starting eyedrop therapy.
D000368:Aged; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology*; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000139:chemically induced*; D009355:Neomycin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D011112:Polymyxin B / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011113:Polymyxins / Q000009:adverse effects*
D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D011113:Polymyxins; D003907:Dexamethasone; D009355:Neomycin; D011112:Polymyxin B