Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis induced by hydroxychloroquine: a case with atypical clinical presentation

Abstract Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis is a rare drug-induced eruption that is characterized by acute, nonfollicular sterile pustules on an erythematous and edematous base. The most frequently implicated drugs are beta-lactam antibiotics. Hydroxychloroquine has been widely used to treat dermatologic and rheumatologic diseases and has been reported as a rare cause of acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis. A 42-year-old female presented with pustular lesions on the skin surface with erythema, facial edema, and occasional atypical target-like lesions after 21 days of treatment with 200mg/day hydroxychloroquine for rheumatoid arthritis, diagnosed one month previously. We report a case with acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis induced by hydroxychloroquine and treated with dapsone and systemic corticosteroid..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:92

Enthalten in:

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia - 92(2017), 3, Seite 404-406

Sprache:

Englisch ; Portugiesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hatice Duman [VerfasserIn]
Ilteris Oguz Topal [VerfasserIn]
Emek Kocaturk [VerfasserIn]
Kubra Cure [VerfasserIn]
Ilknur Mansuroglu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis
Dermatology
Erythema multiforme
Hydroxychloroquine

doi:

10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175561

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DOAJ061320269