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| Year : 2009 | Volume
: 41
| Issue : 4 | Page : 199-200 |
Severe irritant contact dermatitis induced by povidone iodine solution
Mangala Bhaskar Murthy, Bhaskar Krishnamurthy
Departments of Pharmacology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, GMC, Miraj, India
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Mangala Bhaskar Murthy
Departments of Pharmacology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, GMC, Miraj
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.56069
Albeit uncommon occurrence, irritant contact dermatitis induced by povidone iodine can be an unfortunate adverse reaction complicating its use as an antiseptic. We hereby present the case report of a patient who suffered such a reaction as a result of exposure to povidone iodine, employed as an antiseptic during spinal anesthesia. On conservative management with soframycin ointment, the lesions resembling chemical burns healed in a month without extensive scarring or other complications.
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