Long-lasting allergic contact blepharoconjunctivitis to phenylephrine eyedrops

N Raison-Peyron; A Du Thanh; P Demoly; B Guillot

doi:10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01925.x

Long-lasting allergic contact blepharoconjunctivitis to phenylephrine eyedrops

Allergy. 2009 Apr;64(4):657-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01925.x. Epub 2009 Feb 25.

Authors

N Raison-Peyron¹, A Du Thanh, P Demoly, B Guillot

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Hôpital Saint Eloi, Montpellier, France. nadia-raison@wanadoo.fr

PMID: 19254293
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01925.x

Abstract

Allergic contact dermatitis due to mydriatic eyedrops is rare despite extensively used by ophthalmologists. Phenylephrine is responsible for most of the cases in the literature. We reported two other cases due to phenylephrine eyedrops with an unusual evolution characterized by chronic debilitating blepharoconjunctivitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / adverse effects*
Aged
Anesthetics, Local / therapeutic use
Blepharitis / chemically induced*
Conjunctivitis, Allergic / chemically induced*
Female
Fluorescein / therapeutic use
Fluorescent Dyes / therapeutic use
Humans
Keratitis / chemically induced
Male
Mydriatics / therapeutic use
Ophthalmic Solutions
Phenylephrine / adverse effects*
Retinal Degeneration
Skin Tests
Tetracaine / therapeutic use
Tropicamide / therapeutic use

Substances

Adrenergic alpha-Agonists
Anesthetics, Local
Fluorescent Dyes
Mydriatics
Ophthalmic Solutions
Tetracaine
Phenylephrine
Tropicamide
Fluorescein