A Case of Celecoxib Induced Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis

Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) is manifested by rapid development of many sterile, nonfollicular pustules on a background of edematous erythema. More than 90 percent of AGEP are induced by medication, mostly antibiotics. Drug patch test can be helpful in the diagnosis of AGEP. Thi...

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Autores principales: Shin, Hyun-Tae, Park, Se-Won, Lee, Kyung-Tae, Park, Hae-Young, Park, Ji-Hye, Lee, Dong-Youn, Lee, Joo-Heung, Yang, Jun-Mo, Lee, Eil-Soo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Dermatological Association; The Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3276802/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22346283
http://dx.doi.org/10.5021/ad.2011.23.S3.S380
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Sumario:Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) is manifested by rapid development of many sterile, nonfollicular pustules on a background of edematous erythema. More than 90 percent of AGEP are induced by medication, mostly antibiotics. Drug patch test can be helpful in the diagnosis of AGEP. This paper reports the first case of celecoxib-induced AGEP confirmed by patch test in Korean literature.

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