Morbilliform — or exanthematous — drug eruptions are among the most common type of drug reactions and may present after administration of a wide variety of medications. In fact, they make up ...

The diagnosis was fixed drug eruption (FDE) induced by naproxen. FDE is defined as a peculiar onset of round or oval, edematous, dusky red macules or plaques on the skin and/or mucous membranes. Our ...

More than 20% of the population is suspected to have a penicillin allergy, yet less than 5% have this allergy. Because a recorded "penicillin allergy" entails altered antibiotic management, risk for ...

Although drug eruptions are often linked to the human leukocyte antigen (HLA), the mechanism of its involvement in presenting symptoms of the skin remains unclear. In a recent study, researchers used ...

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a T-cell–mediated severe cutaneous adverse reaction characterized by rash, fever, internal organ involvement, and systemic ...