Dermatology Made Simple : Rashes caused by Drugs :
Many medications have the potential to cause rashes on the
skin as side effect.
Majority of these lesions are not severe and simple measures
can treat them such as simple emollients.
However some lesions can be life threatening such as Steven Johnson”s
syndrome and Toxic Epidermal
Necrolysis
Some commonly encountered drug reactions are as follows:
Erythema nodosum
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Steven Johnson”s Syndrome
Vasculitis
Photosensitivity
Urticaria
Angio-oedema
Pigmentary changes
Patterns Of Involvement of Drug Induced Skin Rashes :
Drug induced skin rashes maybe geenralized meaning they can
affect the skin of entire body or they may be
localized
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