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Iododerma: An Unusual Side Effect of Iodide Ingestion
Author(s) -
Alpay Koksal,
Kürkçüoǧlu Nazif
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1996.tb01189.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ingestion , iodide , inorganic chemistry , chemistry
A 13‐month‐old girl developed multiple pruritic, 1‐ to 7‐cm, vegetating and ulcerative masses on the neck, extremities, and trunk after a one‐week course of an antibiotic and an expectorant that contained potassium iodide, prescribed for treatment of a respiratory tract infection. Clinical and histopathologic findings were consistent with the diagnosis of iododerma. A thorough search for an underlying disease was negative. On cessation of potassium iodide and administration of oral prednisolone 1 mg/kg/day, a dramatic response was achieved.