Ann Dermatol.  1993 Jan;5(1):44-46. 10.5021/ad.1993.5.1.44.

A Case of Allergic Contact Dermatitis to Ribavirin

• Oh CW
• Park MY
• Hahm JH

• KMID: 2361735
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.1993.5.1.44

Abstract

Allergic contact dermatitis to topical agents mostly results from vehicles and preservatives and rarely from the active ingredients. Ribavirin, an active ingredient of Viramid® cream, is a synthetic nucleoside derivative with broad spectrum activity against a wide variety of DNA and RNA viruses. We report an 18-year-old woman, who had a perioral edematous patch with exudative crusts after topical application of Viramid® cream (nsung pharmaceutical Co., Korea) for the treatment of herpes labiahs. A patch test showed that the sensitizer was ribavirin, the active ingredient of the antiviral agent, Viramid® cream.

Keyword

Allergic contact dermatitis; Ribavirin

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact*
DNA
Female
Humans
Patch Tests
Ribavirin*
RNA Viruses
DNA
Ribavirin