A woman developed a severe allergic reaction to the antibiotic ointment Polysporin, say doctors in Ottawa who want consumers to substitute another product in routine wound care. They do have potential adverse effects such as allergic contact dermatitis," Kirshen said in an email. Kirshen and her co-author diagnosed allergic contact dermatitis to the product she had used previously on a wound. We encourage the use of petroleum jelly for this purpose as it is very effective and does not cause allergic contact dermatitis nor bacterial resistance." The authors said the prevalence of allergic contact dermatitis from topical antibiotics in the general population is unknown.

Source: CBC News August 09, 2017 15:47 UTC