Open AccessParacetamol-induced fixed drug eruption presenting as eyelid skin necrosis
Author(s) -
Prajakta Kimmatkaar,
Sima Das,
Arpan Gandhi,
Vidya Taneja
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_448_18
Subject(s) - medicine , eyelid , drug eruption , dermatology , antipyretic , drug , lesion , analgesic , surgery , necrosis , anesthesia , pharmacology , pathology
Fixed drug eruption (FDE) is a type of drug-induced cutaneous disorder that characteristically presents with recurrence of similar lesion at the same skin or mucosal site as a result of systemic exposure to a drug. Paracetamol is commonly prescribed analgesic-antipyretic agent in all age group of patients. FDE due to paracetamol is not very common but it is well reported in literature for all age groups. We report a case of a 7-year-old male with FDE due to paracetamol involving upper eyelid and presenting as an eyelid skin necrosis.