Allergic Drug Eruption Secondary to Intravenous Acyclovir
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Allergic drug eruption secondary to intravenous acyclovir.
A 62-year-old woman presented at our department 10 days after returning from a trip to Alaska. Over the previous 7 days she had developed headache, elevated temperature and disseminated erythematous vesicles. The only medication she was taking at this time was L-thyroxine 75 mg once daily for treatment of hypothyroidism. Her skin showed widespread vesicles on an erythematous base without palmar...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Dermato-Venereologica
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0001-5555
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0379