Periocular Ulcerative Dermatitis Associated with Gentamicin Ointment Prophylaxis in Newborns - 07/03/14
Doi : 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.11.060
Gil Binenbaum, MD a, 
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, Christie J. Bruno, DO b, , Brian J. Forbes, MD, PhD a, MaryAnn Snyder, MD b, Thomas J. Mollen, MD b, Barbara Schmidt, MD, MSc b, Iyalla Peterside, MD b
⁎ , Christie J. Bruno, DO b, , Brian J. Forbes, MD, PhD a, MaryAnn Snyder, MD b, Thomas J. Mollen, MD b, Barbara Schmidt, MD, MSc b, Iyalla Peterside, MD b a Division of Ophthalmology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
b Division of Neonatology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Reprint requests: Gil Binenbaum, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Ophthalmology, 9-MAIN, 34th St and Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104.Abstract |
A recent shortage of erythromycin ointment has resulted in the use of alternative agents for newborn ocular infection prophylaxis in the United States. We report a series of 26 newborns in whom a characteristic periocular ulcerative dermatitis developed after gentamicin ointment administration at 2 Philadelphia hospitals.
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| Supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (K12-EY-01539 to G.B.). The authors declare no conflicts of interest |
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