Open AccessHydroxychloroquine-induced acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis with positive patch-testing
Author(s) -
Ons Charfi,
Sarrah Kastalli,
R. Sahnoun,
Ghozlane Lakhoua
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.169589
Subject(s) - acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis , hydroxychloroquine , medicine , dermatology , drug reaction , patch testing , adverse drug reaction , patch test , drug , pharmacology , immunology , pathology , covid-19 , contact dermatitis , allergy , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) is a severe cutaneous adverse reaction, mostly induced by drugs. Hydroxychloroquine have been rarely reported in literature as a causative drug of this reaction. We report a case of AGEP induced by hydroxychloroquine with systemic involvement and confirmed by positive patch testing.