Systemic contact dermatitis due to amethocaine following digital rectal examination
Caro-Gutiérrez, D.; Gómez-de la Fuente, E.; Pampín-Franco, A.; Ascanio-Armada, L.ía.; López-Estebaranz, J.é L.
Dermatology Online Journal 21(5)
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1087-2108 PMID: 26295864 Document Number: 679184
Systemic contact dermatitis is a dermatitis that may occur in previously sensitized individuals when they are re-exposed to the allergen. Although many drugs have been implicated as a cause of systemic contact dermatitis, local anesthetics derived from caines have been rarely reported. We present a case of systemic contact dermatitis after a digital rectal examination with a urological lubricant containing amethocaine.