Topical betadine exposure precipitating sterile cerebritis and systemic iodine toxicity

Abstract

Key Clinical Message Cerebritis may present with encephalopathy, seizures, localizing neurologic deficits, or death. Topical betadine has a high iodine content and application to open scalp wounds may cause sterile cerebritis.

Keywords

• encephalopathy
• iodine toxicity
• squamous cell carcinoma
• sterile cerebritis