Systemic contact dermatitis due to amethocaine following digital rectal examination
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Caro Gutiérrez, Dolores; Gómez de la Fuente, Enrique; Pampín Franco, Ana; Ascanio Armada, Lucía; López Estebaranz, José Luis
Systemic contact dermatitis is a dermatitis that may occur in previously sensitized individuals (usually through the skin or mucosa) when they are re-exposed to the allergen systemically (oral, rectal, inhaled, intravesical, intravenous...). Although many drugs have been implicated as a cause of systemic contact dermatitis, local anesthetics derived from caines have been rarely reported. We present a case of systemic contact dermatitis after performing a digital rectal examination with a urological lubricant containing amethocaine.
2015
Dermatology Online Journal
21/5
Caro Gutiérrez, Dolores; Gómez de la Fuente, Enrique; Pampín Franco, Ana; Ascanio Armada, Lucía; López Estebaranz, José Luis