Allergic contact dermatitis due to the beta-blocker betaxolol in eyedrops, with cross-sensitivity to timolol

Contact Dermatitis. 2010 May;62(5):319-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2010.01721.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / adverse effects*
  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Betaxolol / adverse effects*
  • Betaxolol / therapeutic use
  • Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / diagnosis
  • Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / etiology*
  • Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / pathology
  • Glaucoma, Open-Angle / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Ophthalmic Solutions / adverse effects*
  • Ophthalmic Solutions / therapeutic use
  • Patch Tests
  • Timolol / adverse effects
  • Timolol / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
  • Ophthalmic Solutions
  • Timolol
  • Betaxolol