A case of contact dermatitis caused by timolol in anti-glaucoma eyedrops.
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A 70-year-old man with glaucoma was treated with eyedrops containing timolol maleate and brimonidine tartrate for >2 years. The patient presented with erythematous and oedematous pruritic lesions on both cheeks (Fig. 1a). Patch testing was performed with the Spanish Contact Dermatitis Research Group baseline series (TRUE Test®; Stallergenes Ibérica, Madrid, Spain; Brial Allergens GmbH,Greven, Germany; andChemotechnique, Vellinge, Sweden), commercial eyedrop formulations containing timolol maleate 0.5% (Timoftol®; Merck Sharp & Dohme,
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Contact dermatitis
دوره 73 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015