Allergic contact dermatitis caused by transdermal buprenorphine.

نویسندگان

  • Carl Kyrklund
  • Heli Hyry
  • Kristiina Alanko
چکیده

Buprenorphine is a potent semisynthetic opioid analgesic that is widely used to treat moderate to severe pain. Since 2001, it has been available in several European countries in a transdermal delivery system (TDS), and it was approved for use in the United States in 2010. We report 3 cases of allergic contact dermatitis caused by a TDS containing buprenorphine, as verified by a positive patch test reaction.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Contact dermatitis

دوره 69 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013