[Blepharoconjunctivitis due to phenylephrine].

Erythrodermia to pseudoephedrine in a patient with contact allergy to phenylephrine.

BACKGROUND Phenylephrine and pseudoephedrine are sympathomimetic drugs belonging to the phenylamine family. Adverse cutaneous effects associated with these drugs have been reported but, in view of their frequent use, appear to be rare. The very close chemical structures of these drugs could explain potential cross-reactions among them but the results reported in the literature are controversial...

Conjunctival Sebaceous Carcinoma Masquerading As Chronic Blepharoconjunctivitis

The masquerade syndrome was first described by Theodore (1), and Irvine (2) independently in 1967, as chronic blepharoconjunctivitis due to an underlying conjunctival carcinoma. Conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia and sebaceous cell carcinoma have been reported to show intraepithelial (pagetoid) spread to the conjunctiva mimicking chronic blepharoconjunctivitis, or cicatrizing conjunctivitis...

A Case of Cardiac Arrest after Topical Phenylephrine Administration in Adenoidectomy Surgery

Some otolaryngologists administer topical phenylephrine for bleeding control in adenoidectomy surgery. Absorption of this drug from surgical site can lead to increase in blood pressure due to vasoconstriction and then bradycardia related to baroreceptore reflex.  Our case was an intraoperative arrest of a 9-yrs-old girl related to administration of topical phenylephrine during adenoidectomy how...

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...

A rare cause of blepharoconjunctivitis: Phthiriasis palpebrarum.