Anterior uveitis, poliosis, and skin hypopigmentation associated with topical chloramphenicol allergy following ptosis surgery.
The association of uveitis and vitiligo has long been established in specific disease entities: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome and sympathetic ophthalmia. We report an unusual case of topical chloramphenicol allergy associated with an anterior uveitis with subsequent poliosis and periocular vitiligo, following anterior approach levator advancement surgery.
Singleton Hospital, University of Wales School of Medicine, Swansea, United Kingdom. rathoddj@aol.com
Dinesh J
DJ
Rathod
Garry N
GN
Shuttleworth
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D005140:Eyelashes / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006200:Hair Color; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D012880:Skin Pigmentation; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000139:chemically induced*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002701:Chloramphenicol