title: Iododerma following topical povidone-iodine application.
abstract: A 43-year-old male patient presented with two well-demarcated, elevated plaques, measuring 4 cm in diameter, with yellow-black crusts over it that appeared 3 d earlier. With the help of history, physical examination and histopathological features, the patient was diagnosed with iododerma secondary to topical povidone-iodine use. Iododerma develops frequently after oral or intravenous but rarely after topical use of iodine. Its pathogenesis is not well-known though it is widely believed that it is a delayed hypersensitivity reaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Duzce University Medical Faculty, Konuralp, Duzce, Turkey .
authors.forename: Cihangir
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aliagaoglu
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Turan
authors.forename: Esma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Uslu
authors.forename: Hulya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Albayrak
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yazici
authors.forename: Ertugrul
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaya
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000328:Adult; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001132:Arm; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011206:Povidone-Iodine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D011206:Povidone-Iodine