Blepharoconjunctivitis Due to Phenylephrine

[Blepharoconjunctivitis due to phenylephrine].

Phenylephrine is an a-adrenergic receptor agonist used in topical preparations such as eye drops, ear drops, and skin creams. We present the case of a 60-year-old man who had suffered acute myocardial infarction and a cerebrovascular accident in 1980. In April 2009 he attended the Ophthalmology Emergency Department of our hospital with a bilateral mucopurulent conjunctival secretion that had de...

Contact blepharoconjunctivitis due to black henna--a case report.

Para-phenylenediamine (PPD) can induce immediate or - more often - delayed hypersensitivity. We report the case of 48-year old female admitted to the out-patient allergy clinic a day after her visit in a beauty parlour, where she had her eyelashes and eyebrows dyed with henna. Physical examination revealed prominent edema of the upper part of the face including forehead, cheeks and eyes causing...

Phthiriasis palpebrarum: an unusual blepharoconjunctivitis.

Phthiriasis palpebrarum is an unusual cause of blepharoconjunctivitis and may easily be overlooked because of the failure of physicians to recognize Phthirus pubis. We report a case of a 30-year-old woman with persistent itching in the left eyelid which was unsuccessfully treated under the diagnosis of allergic blepharoconjunctivitis. Careful ophthalmic examination revealed seven bugs with mult...

Type IV reaction due to phenylephrine administered nasally with cross-reactivity with ethylephrine.

Type IV hypersensitivity eye reactions have been described after the administration of the sympathomimetic agent phenylephrine. We report the case of an atopic woman who developed nasal congestion and discharge, dysphagia, and dyspnea 1 hour after the administration of Stopcold pills and Disneumon Pernasal nasal spray for otitis. The same symptoms reappeared after the accidental administration ...

A rare cause of blepharoconjunctivitis: Phthiriasis palpebrarum.