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Acute irritant reaction to an antiseptic bath emollient.

Saw NK, Hindmarsh JR

Department of Urology, The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough , UK.

Antiseptic bath emollients are commonly prescribed for treatment of eczema and are generally safe for frequent application. Although acute irritant reactions are uncommon it is nevertheless recognised and could have significant morbidity. This case describes a young male patient who developed an acute irritant reaction localised to the external genitalia, mimicking Fournier's gangrene, after overnight application of Oilatum Plus antiseptic bath emollients.

Published 9 February 2005 in Postgrad Med J, 81(952): 131-2.
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