Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis induced by hydroxychloroquine: a case with atypical clinical presentation
An. bras. dermatol
; 92(3): 404-406, May-June 2017. graf
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ABSTRACT
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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Main subject:
Antirheumatic Agents
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Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis
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Hydroxychloroquine
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
An. bras. dermatol
Journal subject:
DERMATOLOGIA
Year:
2017
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Article