Bullous Drug Eruption with Low Dose Methotrexate

Ciprofloxacin-induced generalized bullous fixed drug eruption.

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Title Generalized Bullous Fixed Drug Eruption

We describe a patient with a generalized bullous form of Fixed Drug Eruption (FDE) induced by bromhexine, a commonly used drug for respiratory symptoms. This is a rare association and generalized bullous FDE is also very rare. We emphasize the importance of patch tests in identifying the culprit drug.

Lichenoid Drug Eruption after Low-Dose Imatinib Mesylate Treatment

500 Ann Dermatol Received October 19, 2012, Revised December 1, 2012, Accepted for publication December 5, 2012 Corresponding author: Dong-Youn Lee, Department of Dermatology, Samsung Medical Center, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, Korea. Tel: 82-2-3410-3543, Fax: 82-2-3410-3869, E-mail: dylee@ skku.edu This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons A...

Carbamazepine-induced bullous eruption or bullous pemphigoid?

Bullous drug eruption secondary to nicotinic acid/laropiprant.

Dear Editor, Nicotinamide with tetracycline or doxycycline is used in the treatment of bullous pemphigoid. Nicotinamide is used in doses of 1500 to 2000 mg/day in divided doses in these cases. Nicotinic acid/laropiprant (Tredaptive®) is a lipid lowering agent which contains 1000 mg of nicotinic acid (niacin) and 20 mg of laropiprant which is a selective antagonist of prostaglandin D2 receptor. ...