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What skin reaction can iodine hypersensitivity cause with bismuth subnitrate and iodoform gauze, and what happens when the gauze is removed?

Name: What skin reaction can iodine hypersensitivity cause with bismuth subnitrate and iodoform gauze, and what happens when the gauze is removed?
Published: 2026-11-08T13:40:01.287Z

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Iodine hypersensitivity with Bismuth Subnitrate and Iodoform Paste Impregnated Gauze can cause an erythematous rash, which subsides when the gauze is removed.

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Bismuth Subnitrate and Iodoform Paste Impregnated GauzeMartindale Pharma, an Ethypharm Group Company · emc · SmPC §4.8 Undesirable effects · Version 1Document updated 18 February 2015

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