Severe generalised hypersensitivity reaction to topical neomycin after cataract surgery: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Systemic hypersensitivity reactions to topical ophthalmic treatment occur rarely, but when they do they can be severe as highlighted by this case. CASE PRESENTATION: A post-operative cataract surgery patient developed a severe and generalised hypersensitivity reaction following topical...

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Autores principales: Ansari, Imran A, Onyema, Ernest
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2267473/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18294388
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-57
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description INTRODUCTION: Systemic hypersensitivity reactions to topical ophthalmic treatment occur rarely, but when they do they can be severe as highlighted by this case. CASE PRESENTATION: A post-operative cataract surgery patient developed a severe and generalised hypersensitivity reaction following topical treatment with Maxitrol (Dexamethasone and Neomycin) eye drops. The patient reported a previous allergic reaction to Neomycin. CONCLUSION: This case report emphasises the importance of a thorough drug and allergy history when patients are seen at pre-assessment or clerked in for surgery.
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spelling pubmed-22674732008-03-14 Severe generalised hypersensitivity reaction to topical neomycin after cataract surgery: a case report Ansari, Imran A Onyema, Ernest J Med Case Reports Case Report INTRODUCTION: Systemic hypersensitivity reactions to topical ophthalmic treatment occur rarely, but when they do they can be severe as highlighted by this case. CASE PRESENTATION: A post-operative cataract surgery patient developed a severe and generalised hypersensitivity reaction following topical treatment with Maxitrol (Dexamethasone and Neomycin) eye drops. The patient reported a previous allergic reaction to Neomycin. CONCLUSION: This case report emphasises the importance of a thorough drug and allergy history when patients are seen at pre-assessment or clerked in for surgery. BioMed Central 2008-02-23 /pmc/articles/PMC2267473/ /pubmed/18294388 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-57 Text en Copyright © 2008 Ansari and Onyema; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title Severe generalised hypersensitivity reaction to topical neomycin after cataract surgery: a case report
title_full Severe generalised hypersensitivity reaction to topical neomycin after cataract surgery: a case report
title_fullStr Severe generalised hypersensitivity reaction to topical neomycin after cataract surgery: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Severe generalised hypersensitivity reaction to topical neomycin after cataract surgery: a case report
title_short Severe generalised hypersensitivity reaction to topical neomycin after cataract surgery: a case report
title_sort severe generalised hypersensitivity reaction to topical neomycin after cataract surgery: a case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2267473/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18294388
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-57
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