Allergic contact dermatitis from EMLA cream in a hemodialyzed patient

Autor: Lidia-Comba, Pérez-Pérez, Virginia, Fernández-Redondo, Manuel, Ginarte-Val, Carmen, Paredes-Suárez, Jaime, Toribio
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug. 17(2)
ISSN: 1710-3568
Popis: The eutectic mixture EMLA cream has many medical uses, including pain relief for hemodialyzed patients prior to cannulation. Cutaneous side effects associated with its application have rarely been reported. A patient on hemodialysis developed an itchy eruption over his brachial arteriovenous fistula, where he was applying EMLA cream three times per week, prior to puncture for hemodialysis. Patch testing elicited a positive reaction to several allergens, including EMLA cream "as is" and prilocaine. The lesions resolved after topical treatment with corticosteroids.
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