An uncommon cutaneous reaction for a common drug. Diagnosis: Drug-induced subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (DI-SCLE).

نویسندگان

  • Hui Li Kwong
  • Rachael Y L Teo
چکیده

A 72-year-old Chinese female presented with a rapidly progressing, generalised rash over a 2-week period. Her medical history includes hypertension for which nifedipine had been started 5 weeks earlier. She was otherwise well with no systemic symptoms. Physical examination showed annular, scaly, erythematous plaques with central clearing on her upper and lower limbs, neck, trunk, and back (Figs. 1A and 1B).

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore

دوره 43 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014