- Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine
- Volume:38 Issue:3
- Skin reaction related to povidone iodine use
Skin reaction related to povidone iodine use
Authors : Ozgenur KEKUL, Yasemin USTUN, Özgür KÖMÜRCÜ, Sezgin BİLGİN, Deniz KARAKAYA
Pages : 389-392
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Publication Date : 2021-05-01
Article Type : Other Papers
Abstract :Nowadays, 10 % povidone-idodine is a topical antiseptic solution that commonly used in surgical areas’s sterilization, wound cleaning, daily wound dressing. Serious complications can be induced by povidone iodine when it is not used carefully and adequate proportion.Povidone- iodine induced chemical skin reactions is the one of the these serious complications. Given the widespread use of povidone-iodine, clinicians need to be aware of this possible adverse drug reaction and of preventive cautions. This report presents two cases about povidone-iodine related skin reaction insert ignore into journalissuearticles values( these reactions are also called as chemical burns or chemical skin reactions ); which are encountered in our hospitalinsert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Ondokuz Mayıs University, SAMSUN, TURKEY); to point this important issue.Keywords : Antiseptics, povidon iodine, contact dermatitis, skin reactions
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