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Drug Rashes

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AGEP

morbilliform drug eruption

urticaria, angioedema, and anaphylaxis

DRESS (drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms)

serum sickness

serum sickness-like reactions

vasculitis drugs probably account for a minority of LCV (exception: IV streptokinase; 3% of exposed individuals)

anti-coagulant induced skin necrosis

fixed drug reaction

lichenoid drug eruption

 

 

 

•good habit = when you think drug reaction (exanthem, urticaria etc…)  always elicit contrast dye and blood products history as well
•and don’t forget the “eruption of lymphocyte recovery” for ddx of a morbilliform drug eruption