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Amoxycillin‐induced flexural exanthem
Author(s) -
Wakelin,
Sidhu,
Orton,
M.Y.W. Chia,
; Shaw
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2230.1999.00421.x
Subject(s) - intertriginous , exanthem , medicine , dermatology , erythema multiforme , drug eruption , etiology , erythema , drug , pathology , disease , psychiatry
We describe a 37‐year‐old man who developed an acute, inflammatory flexural eruption shortly after taking amoxycillin, then erythema multiforme‐like lesions on the palms and soles. The eruption resolved with systemic corticosteroids, and positive patch tests with amoxycillin supported a drug‐induced aetiology. A few similar cases have been described as the ‘baboon syndrome’ or intertriginous drug eruptions. We draw attention to this rare, distinctive drug eruption.