Allergic Contact Dermatitis Caused by Topical Eye Drops Containing Latanoprost
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Vol. 26 No. 2, 2014 269 Received August 29, 2012, Revised April 11, 2013, Accepted for publication May 8, 2013 Corresponding author: Soo-Chan Kim, Department of Dermatology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, 211 Eonjuro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-720, Korea. Tel: 82-2-2019-3362, Fax: 82-2-3463-6136, E-mail: kimsc@ yuhs.ac This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. occurred in our case. Atypical presentations of tinea faciei can lead to misdiagnosis. The present case underlines that physicians should keep in mind that clinical features of superficial fungal infection can be substantially modified by incorrect treatment, to mimic even herpes simplex virus infection. Fungal infection should be on the list of differential diagnoses of facial eruptions, especially in cases not responding to preceding management.
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