Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology Medknow Publications on behalf of The Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists (IADVL) ISSN: 0378-6323 EISSN: 0973-3922 Vol. 70, Num. 2, 2004, pp. 119-119

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, Leprology, Vol. 70, No. 2, March-April, 2004, pp. 119

Letter To Editor

Castellani's paint

Riyaz Najeeba

Department of Dermatology, Govt. Medical College, Calicut
Correspondence Address:Dept. of Dermatology, Govt. Medical College, Calicut saif_gem@hotmail.com

Code Number: dv04039

Sir,

It was interesting to read the article Castellani′s paint[1] (CP) which is still a very useful, but rarely used antifungal paint, especially for the intertriginous areas.

I would like to point out one serious side effect of CP which we have published in 1990[2] that has not been mentioned in the above article. A 35-year-old man developed severe methemoglobinemia within minutes of application of outdated CP. CP decomposes on storage and becomes a contact poison, which in turn induces even fatal methemoglobinemia. Hence the patient should be instructed to use only freshly prepared CP which can be kept for a maximum period of 2 weeks only.

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