Irritant contact dermatitis after use of Bispectral Index sensor in prone position.
Because the Bispectral Index monitor is placed on the forehead, skin reactions such as dermatitis have more than cosmetic implications for the physician and patient.
Pousman
Robert M
RM
Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin, MSB 5.020, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Eilers
William A
WA
Johns
Bruce
B
Jung
Harry
H
D000368:Aged; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004890:Erythema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D005546:Forehead; D006801:Humans; D007509:Irritants; D008297:Male; D016684:Prone Position / Q000502:physiology*
D007509:Irritants