[Fixed drug eruption due to piroxicam].

Piroxicam is a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) of the oxicam group and has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic, and antiplatelet properties. It is a potent prostaglandin inhibitor with a long half-life in plasma (36-58 hours), meaning that it can be administered in a single daily dose. Multiple adverse systemic effects have been reported for piroxicam, of which the most common are gastrointestinal, though there may also be effects on the nervous system, liver, urinary tract, heart, Letters to the Editor