Ibrahim KURT, Ali SAHIN, Ekin SAVK, Serkan DEMIRKAN

OLGU SUNUMU: YOĞUN BAKIM ÜNİTESİNDE EKG ELEKTROTUNA BAĞLI KONTAKT DERMATİT

Elektrokardiyografi (EKG) monitörizasyonu sırasında kullanılan elektrotlara ait alerjik kontakt dermatitgörülebilir. Bu olgu sunumunda EKG elektroduna bağlı kontakt dermatit gelişen, atopik olmayan iki hastabildirilmektedir

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Kontakt dermatit, EKG, elektrot

Contact Dermatitis due to ECG Electrodes in Critical Care Unit (A Case Report)

ECG electrodes can cause allergic contact dermatitis.We report two unusual cases of allergic contact dermatitis to ECG electrodes.

Keywords:

Contact dermatitis, Electrocardiography(ECG), electrode,

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