RT Book, Section
A1 Heelan, Kara
A1 Sibbald, Cathryn
A1 Shear, Neil H.
A2 Kang, Sewon
A2 Amagai, Masayuki
A2 Bruckner, Anna L.
A2 Enk, Alexander H.
A2 Margolis, David J.
A2 McMichael, Amy J.
A2 Orringer, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1161330293
T1 Cutaneous Reactions to Drugs
T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, 9e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071837798
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161330293
RD 2024/04/16
AB AT-A-GLANCEDrug-induced  cutaneous  eruptions  are  common.They  range  from  common  nuisance  rashes  to  rare  life-threatening  diseases.The  spectrum  of  clinical  manifestations  includes  exanthematous,  urticarial,  pustular,  and  bullous  eruptions.These  reactions  may  mimic  other  cutaneous  diseases  such  as  acne,  porphyria,  lichen  planus,  and  lupus.Fixed  drug  eruptions  are  usually  solitary  dusky  macules  that  recur  at  the  same  site.Drug  reactions  may  be  limited  solely  to  skin  or  may  be  part  of  a  severe  systemic  reaction,  such  as  drug  hypersensitivity  syndrome  or  toxic  epidermal  necrolysis.