[Hematogenous contact eczema following oral administration of neomycin].

Systemic contact dermatitis may occur when a previously cutaneously sensitised patient is given the hapten orally or by inhalation or injection. Some patients will develop a distinctive clinical picture with eczematous lesions on the neck, in the axillae and in the genital area. Further, a pompholyx on hands and feet might appear. The disease entity is illustrated in a neomycin-sensitive patient who was accidentally given an overdose of the hapten.