ACUTE GENERALIZED EXANTHEMATOUS PUSTULOSIS: AN UNUSUAL SIDE EFFECT OF MEROPENEM

A male patient was hospitalized as a case of pneumonia. He was diabetic, hypertensive and post Hepatitis “C” “H-C”. He reported skin eruption following administration of meropenem. Skin biopsy revealed acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis. To elucidate this side effect, we conducted a literatu...

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Autores principales: Khalel, Mohammed Hanafy, Fattah Saleh, Salhamooud Abdel, F El-Gamal, Abdel-Hamid, Najem, Nabeel
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2887524/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20606889
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.62759
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Sumario:A male patient was hospitalized as a case of pneumonia. He was diabetic, hypertensive and post Hepatitis “C” “H-C”. He reported skin eruption following administration of meropenem. Skin biopsy revealed acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis. To elucidate this side effect, we conducted a literature search - this is the second case induced by meropenem. The diagnosis was made after excluding all other possible causes. Dermatologists and clinicians must be aware of this an unusual side effect.

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