Sunday, June 26, 2011

Airborne contact dermatitis to tetrazepam in geriatric nurses – a report of 10 cases

Abstract

Background  Tetrazepam, a benzodiazepine, is a frequently used muscle relaxant. The most common adverse reactions are neurological and gastrointestinal. Cutaneous reactions to tetrazepam are rare and occur predominantly after systemic administration.


Objective  To present 10 health care professionals who developed airborne contact dermatitis to tetrazepam due to occupational exposure to tetrazepam dusts.


Materials and methods  We report a series of 10 cases observed in our department between January 2006 and March 2011 where tetrazepam was identified to cause allergic airborne contact dermatitis. Affected individuals were employed as (geriatric) nursing staff, exposed to ...

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