Drug Rash after Tripolidine

Drug rash due to levamisole.

Levamisole, a commonly used anti-helminthic, has been found to have microfilaricidal, immunostimulant and immunomodulator activities. Its side effects include nausea and vomiting, metallic taste, diarrhea, malaise, insomnia, sensory stimulation, hyperallergic state, dizziness, headache, blurred vision, fatigue and fever. Prolonged use of this drug may cause agranulocytosis, cutaneous necrosis, ...

Skin rash after triple vaccine.

Skin rash after triple vaccine is rare. We describe a child who developed a generalised asymptomatic rash after the second and third triple vaccine. Little information of the pathogenesis of the rash is available. We argue that the development of a rash is not a contraindication to future immunisation.

Rash after treatment with anistreplase.

A palpable purpura developed on the legs and lower abdomen of a woman of 54 five days after she was treated with anistreplase anisoylated plasminogen streptokinase activator complex (APSAC) for an acute myocardial infarction. Histological examination of a skin biopsy specimen taken 6 days after treatment showed leucocytoclastic vasculitis. The rash resolved within two weeks and there were no ot...

Sudden Flagellate Rash after Barbecue.

Rash and fever after sulfasalazine use.

A 28 year old Afro-Caribbean woman presented to our hospital with a three day history of an acute, diffuse, urticarial, papular rash on her trunk, limbs, and face. She also had facial swelling and fever. The mucosa and conjunctiva were not affected. Her medical history was unremarkable until a recent diagnosis of seronegative inflammatory arthritis during her second trimester of pregnancy, for ...