Reaction or infection: topical chloramphenicol treatment

Chloramphenicol is a topical treatment that is used widely, especially in wounds around the eyes. In our practice there have been a number of cases of delayed hypersensitivity to chloramphenicol that has been mismanaged initially as an infective cellulitis. We hope to share some of our experience of...

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Autores principales: Livingston, RJ, Butterworth, JW, Belt, P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal College of Surgeons 2013
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Online Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3964666/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23317719
http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/003588413X13511609955418
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description Chloramphenicol is a topical treatment that is used widely, especially in wounds around the eyes. In our practice there have been a number of cases of delayed hypersensitivity to chloramphenicol that has been mismanaged initially as an infective cellulitis. We hope to share some of our experience of this uncommon reaction to highlight the delayed reaction that can occur with topical application of this drug.
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spelling pubmed-39646662014-07-17 Reaction or infection: topical chloramphenicol treatment Livingston, RJ Butterworth, JW Belt, P Ann R Coll Surg Engl Online Case Report Chloramphenicol is a topical treatment that is used widely, especially in wounds around the eyes. In our practice there have been a number of cases of delayed hypersensitivity to chloramphenicol that has been mismanaged initially as an infective cellulitis. We hope to share some of our experience of this uncommon reaction to highlight the delayed reaction that can occur with topical application of this drug. Royal College of Surgeons 2013-01 2013-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3964666/ /pubmed/23317719 http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/003588413X13511609955418 Text en Copyright © 2013 Royal College of Surgeons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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