Bullous drug reaction

Bullous drug reaction (also known as a "Bullous drug eruption,"[1] "Generalized bullous fixed drug eruption," and "Multilocular bullous fixed drug eruption"[2]:554) most commonly refers to a drug reaction in the erythema multiforme group.[3]:129 These are uncommon reactions to medications, with an incidence of 0.4 to 1..2 per million person-years for toxic epidermal necrolysis and 1.2 to 6.0 per million person-years for Stevens–Johnson syndrome.[3]:129 The primary skin lesions are large erythemas (faintly discernable even after confluence), most often irregularly distributed and of a characteristic purplish-livid color, at times with flaccid blisters.[2]:554

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References

  1. ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. pp. 470. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0. 
  2. ^ a b Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0071380760.
  3. ^ a b James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0721629210.