Fixed
drug eruption (FDE): changing scenario of incriminating drugs.
And as with the
drug eruptions that occur with the epidermal growth factor inhibitors such as cetuximab and erlotinib, the patients who experienced sorafenib hand-foot syndrome had significantly longer times to progression than did those who did not experience the skin toxicity.
Lichenoid
drug eruptions with prominent epidermal hyperplasia may resemble HLE, but LDEs lack other histopathologic features of HLE, such as dermal mucin, follicular plugging, and basement membrane thickening.
Furthermore, it was suggested that psoriasis might occur in association with other medications used and that some
drug eruptions like exanthematous pustulosis might imitate psoriasis (3), (5).
Rash, which was not present at the beginning, may be easily confused with the
drug eruptions, just like in the first case.
Two thirds of
drug eruptions are macular, maculopapular or urticarial and can present a challenge in diagnosis.
tularensis; human skin lesions known to have human herpesvirus 1 and 3; and human skin samples with noninfectious dermatitis caused by poison ivy or
drug eruptions.
com/research/xf9c2f/litts_drug_erupti) has announced the addition of the "Litt's
Drug Eruptions & Reactions Manual" book to their offering.
A defining characteristic of drug-induced SCLE is the lengthy incubation and resolution times compared with most
drug eruptions.
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Differential diagnoses include varicella, molluscum contagiosum, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, disseminated herpes simplex virus, herpes zoster, pustular
drug eruptions, and scabies.