Betamethasone and corneal opacity Patient Reports February 12, 2012

Betamethasone Side Effects Report #5376574-3
Betamethasone side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on June 13, 2007. Female patient, 79 years of age, was diagnosed with keratitis and was treated with Betamethasone. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: corneal opacity, corneal perforation, corneal thinning, disease recurrence, hyphaema, keratitis bacterial, keratitis herpetic, ulcerative keratitis. Betamethasone dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with PREDNISOLONE, DEXAMETHASONE, PHOSPHATE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Betamethasone Side Effects Report #5385984-X
Betamethasone side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on June 25, 2007. Female patient, 79 years of age, was diagnosed with keratitis and was treated with Betamethasone. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: corneal opacity, corneal perforation, disease recurrence, hyphaema, keratitis herpetic. Betamethasone dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with PREDONINE, DEXAMETHASONE, PHOSPHATE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Betamethasone Side Effects Report #5527820-4
Betamethasone side effect was reported by a Physician from JAPAN on Nov 15, 2007. Female patient, 38 years of age, was diagnosed with keratitis, herpes virus infection and was treated with Betamethasone. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: condition aggravated, conjunctival hyperaemia, corneal opacity, eye pain, gastrointestinal disorder, keratitis, keratitis herpetic. Betamethasone dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with SULFAMETHOXAZOLE AND TRIMETHOPRIM, FLUOROMETHOLONE, ACYCLOVIR, TOBRAMYCIN, COLISTINEMETHANESULFONATE, CHLORAMPHENICOL, SULFISOXAZOLE. Patient recovered.

Betamethasone Side Effects Report #4622146-5
Betamethasone side effect was reported by a Physician from on Mar 18, 2005. Male patient, 69 years of age, was treated with Betamethasone. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: corneal epithelium disorder, corneal opacity, corneal perforation, corneal ulcer, graft complication, iridocele. Betamethasone dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.


Betamethasone Side Effects Report #5009201-5
Betamethasone side effect was reported by a Physician from JAPAN on May 16, 2006. Male patient, 68 years of age, was treated with Betamethasone. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: corneal opacity, corneal perforation, corneal transplant, iridocele, post procedural complication, ulcerative keratitis. Betamethasone dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE, DICLOFENAC, LEVOFLOXACIN, MYDRIN P, MYDRIN P. Patient recovered.

Betamethasone Side Effects Report #4639139-4
Betamethasone side effect was reported by a Physician from on Apr 07, 2005. Male patient, 63 years of age, was treated with Betamethasone. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: corneal deposits, corneal opacity, corneal ulcer, graft complication, impaired healing, iridocele, mechanical complication of implant, surgical procedure repeated. Betamethasone dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with BETAMETHASONE PHOSPHATE, BETAMETHASONE PHOSPHATE, DICLOFENAC, LEVOFLOXACIN, MYDRIN P. Patient recovered.