Utility of patch testing for patients with drug eruption
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Fixed Drug Eruption Due to Etoricoxib in a Patient With Tolerance to Celecoxib: The Value of Patch Testing
Etoricoxib is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that inhibits cyclooxygenase 2 (cox-2); it was introduced recently onto the market and is used widely. It has been implicated in several skin reactions and has been described as an uncommon cause of fixed drug eruption. We present a new case confirmed by patch testing. The patient was a 32-year-old woman with no relevant history of all...
متن کاملFixed drug eruption by etoricoxib confirmed by patch test*
Non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs, followed by antibiotics, are the main causes of fixed drug eruption. They provoke one or several round erythematous or bullous lesions that recur in the same place after taking the causative medication. A positive patch test on residual, lesional skin can replace satisfactorily oral reintroduction. We describe the case of a 74-year-old woman with numerous...
متن کاملFixed Drug Eruption Due to Etoricoxib in a Patient With Tolerance to Celecoxib: The Value of Patch Testing
Etoricoxib is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that inhibits cyclooxygenase 2 (cox-2); it was introduced recently onto the market and is used widely. It has been implicated in several skin reactions and has been described as an uncommon cause of fixed drug eruption. We present a new case confirmed by patch testing. The patient was a 32-year-old woman with no relevant history of all...
متن کاملFixed drug eruption due to etoricoxib in a patient with tolerance to celecoxib: the value of patch testing.
Etoricoxib is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that inhibits cyclooxygenase 2 (cox-2); it was introduced recently onto the market and is used widely. It has been implicated in several skin reactions and has been described as an uncommon cause of fixed drug eruption. We present a new case confirmed by patch testing. The patient was a 32-year-old woman with no relevant history of all...
متن کاملPatch testing in patients with perianal eczema.
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Reports show that between 25% and 78% of patients with anogenital dermatitis have positive patch test results. Consequently, patch testing would appear to be warranted in patients presenting with eczema in the anogenital region. The objectives of the present study were to identify the most common allergens in patients with perianal eczema and to determine which aller...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0307-6938
DOI: 10.1111/ced.12239