Drug eruptions: Great imitators
Journal
Clinics in Dermatology
Journal Volume
38
Journal Issue
2
Pages
193-207
Date Issued
2020
Author(s)
Abstract
Drug eruptions are among the great masqueraders that sometimes cause diagnostic challenges in clinical practice. Pharmacologic agents may induce skin changes, sharing the same pathophysiologic mechanisms of specific dermatoses, or inducing drug eruptions with different pathologic mechanisms that have similar clinical presentations. The former conditions are usually called drug-induced skin diseases, whereas the latter conditions are termed “dermatosis–like drug eruptions.” Both types are great imitators in dermatologic practice and can be easily misdiagnosed as other diseases or lead to unrecognized causative agents. ? 2019 Elsevier Inc.
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Other Subjects
drug; acne; alopecia; angioneurotic edema; Article; cellulitis; drug eruption; eczema; erythema nodosum; erythroderma; human; hyperpigmentation; ichthyosis; lichen planus; lupus erythematosus; lymphoma; measles; pellagra; pemphigoid; pemphigus; pityriasis rosea; priority journal; pustular psoriasis; seborrheic dermatitis; sunburn; urticaria; vasculitis; vesicular rash; vitiligo; differential diagnosis; drug eruption; pathology; skin; Diagnosis, Differential; Drug Eruptions; Humans; Skin
Publisher
Elsevier Inc.
Type
journal article