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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
===ABCs of Drug Rashes=== | ===ABCs of Drug Rashes=== | ||
*'''A'''cute generalized | *'''A'''cute generalized exanthematous pustulosis ([[Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis|AGEP]]) | ||
*'''B'''ullous disease, drug | *'''B'''ullous disease, drug induced | ||
*'''C'''aptopril ([[ACE-inhibitor]]) induced [[angioedema]] | *'''C'''aptopril ([[ACE-inhibitor]]) induced [[angioedema]] | ||
*'''D'''rug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms [[DRESS syndrome|(DRESS) syndrome]] | *'''D'''rug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms [[DRESS syndrome|(DRESS) syndrome]] | ||
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==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
* | *Sudden, usually morbilliform, often starts on face & trunk & spreads | ||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
Revision as of 18:47, 22 September 2019
Background
ABCs of Drug Rashes
- Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP)
- Bullous disease, drug induced
- Captopril (ACE-inhibitor) induced angioedema
- Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome
- SJS/TEN
Clinical Features
- Sudden, usually morbilliform, often starts on face & trunk & spreads
Differential Diagnosis
Other Rash
- Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis
- Allergic reaction
- Aphthous stomatitis
- Atopic dermatitis
- Coxsackie
- Dermatitis herpetiformis
- Exfoliative erythroderma
- Impetigo
- Pellagra
- Pityriasis rosea
- Serum Sickness
- Tinea capitus
- Tinea corporis
- Vitiligo