DERMATITIS DUE TO PREPARATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF PENICILLIN SOLUTION
- 1 August 1946
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology
- Vol. 54 (2) , 206-208
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1946.01510370090010
Abstract
Reports of dermatitis from penicillin among physicians are unusual. Pyle and Rattner gave a short summary of the case of a medical officer.1 One hears of eruptions among workers in factories making and packaging the preparation. REPORT OF A CASE M. D., a physician aged 50, a native-born American, had administered penicillin for eighteen months with no damage or irritation. On June 15, 1945 he noticed itching, redness, tiny vesicles and oozing in an area ¼ inch (0.6 cm.) square on the outer side of the middle finger of the right hand. This area corresponded to the site of pressure of the syringe when administering the solution of penicillin. The area involved by the dermatitis increased peripherally until it covered the surface of the outer side of this finger. On June 20 he noticed a similar area on the outer side of the middle finger of the leftKeywords
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