The Journal of pediatrics
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The Journal of pediatrics · Feb 2010
Multicenter StudyPeriocular ulcerative dermatitis associated with gentamicin ointment prophylaxis in newborns.
A recent shortage of erythromycin ointment has resulted in the use of alternative agents for newborn ocular infection prophylaxis in the United States. We report a series of 26 newborns in whom a characteristic periocular ulcerative dermatitis developed after gentamicin ointment administration at 2 Philadelphia hospitals.