Allergic contact dermatitis caused by timolol with cross-sensitivity to levobunolol

Contact Dermatitis. 2015 Dec;73(6):368-9. doi: 10.1111/cod.12448. Epub 2015 Jul 31.
No abstract available

Keywords: allergic contact dermatitis; cornea transplant; cross-sensitivity; eyelid dermatitis; glaucoma; levobunolol; timolol; β-blockers.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / adverse effects*
  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / immunology
  • Cross Reactions
  • Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / drug therapy
  • Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / etiology*
  • Eyelids
  • Facial Dermatoses / chemically induced*
  • Facial Dermatoses / drug therapy
  • Glaucoma / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Levobunolol / immunology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Ophthalmic Solutions
  • Timolol / adverse effects*
  • Timolol / immunology*

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
  • Ophthalmic Solutions
  • Timolol
  • Levobunolol