Allergic Contact Dermatitis and Conjuntivitis due to Pontocaine.

Kang, Cheong Ku; Lee, Kee Hyun; Sohn, Moo Shik

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1981;22(2):401-405.
Published online February 1, 1981.

Allergic Contact Dermatitis and Conjuntivitis due to Pontocaine.

Cheong Ku Kang, Kee Hyun Lee, Moo Shik Sohn

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine Korea University, Korea.

Pontocaine 으로 인한 과민성 접촉성 피부염 및 결막염 1예

손무식(Moo Sik Son),이기현(Ki Hyun Lee),강청구(Chung Goo Kang)

Abstract

A patient with corneoscleral dermoid was suspected of having allergic contact dermatitis and conjuntivitisdue to Pontocaine. She was tested with standard European patch test including other suspected medicaments used in the preparation of eye drops. The patient showed + + positive patch test reaction to pontocaine, caine mixture and benzocaine under 2 day and 4 day patch test reading. The importance of routine patch test in ophthalmic patients whenever contact conjuntivitis is suspected is stressed.