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. 2024 Oct 30;14(4):e2024281.
doi: 10.5826/dpc.1404a281.

A Case of Acute Contact Dermatitis Caused by Lidocaine/Prilocaine Cream on a Zoon Balanitis

Silvia Robuffo  1   2 , Cosimo Misciali  1   2 , Anna Lanzoni  1 , Anna Mingozzi  3   4 , Bianca Maria Piraccini  1   2
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A Case of Acute Contact Dermatitis Caused by Lidocaine/Prilocaine Cream on a Zoon Balanitis

Silvia Robuffo et al. Dermatol Pract Concept. .
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Figure 1
a) Morphology of the glans lesion characterized by a single reddish shiny well-defined patch with a smooth itchy surface before and b) after application of topical anesthesia showing an acute vesicular-bullous reaction; c) Dermoscopic examination displays orange-brown structureless areas with different thickness curved “fire-like” serpiginous and convoluted vessels; d) cutaneous biopsy finding showing a predominantly lymphoplasmacytic band infiltrate, edema, and dilated vessels with numerous hemosiderophages in the chorion (Hematoxylin-eosin stain. Original magnification ×20); e) detail of a vesicle and moderate spongiosis at the epithelial level (Hematoxylin-eosin stain. Original magnification ×30).
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