Drug eruptions are among the most common adverse drug reactions, affecting approximately 3% of hospitalized patients. A fixed drug eruption (FDE) is a distinct drug-induced reaction pattern that characteristically recurs at the same skin or mucosal site. We report a case of a 2-year-old girl with bullous FDE due to Tachipirina syrup, a preparation containing paracetamol, a commonly used nonster...

Sir, The anti-convulsant drug carbamazepine may induce generalized exanthema or, less frequently, severe cutaneous eruptions, such as hypersensitivity syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis. The development of psoriasiform eruptions and the exacerbation of pre-existing psoriasis have been recognized as common adverse reactions to beta-blockers, lithium and antimalarials (1). Additional causativ...

Peer review under responsibility of Japanese Society of Allergology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.alit.2016.12.009 1323-8930/Copyright © 2016, Japanese Society of Allergology. Production and hosting by Else licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). eruption caused by esomeprazole in the English literature.4e8 Therefore,we report averyunusual caseofdrugeruption causedbyesomeprazole and review the clinical feature...

INTRODUCTION When co-administered with interferon and ribavirin, the prescription drug telaprevir significantly improves treatment response in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Its use, however, also increases the likelihood of adverse effects that may lead to discontinuation of treatment. Cutaneous adverse effects are particularly common. OBJECTIVE To determine the fre...

BACKGROUND Rebound erythema secondary to use of topical brimonidine in the setting of rosacea is an important, possibly significantly distressing potential side effect that may be under-reported; there is little photo-documentation in the literature to date. This article documents such a case. OBSERVATIONS A 28-year-old woman (Fitzpatrick II) with a long-standing history of untreated rosacea ...

Neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis (NEH) is a neutrophilic dermatosis primarily affecting the eccrine glands and occurs in patients undergoing chemotherapy. It must be distinguished from infections, drug eruptions, leukaemia cutis or other forms of skin diseases. As it is self-limiting, establishing the diagnosis will avoid unnecessary treatment for infections or changes in drug therapy.