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HLA and susceptibility to two distinct types of drug-induced cutaneous reactions Volume 7, numéro 5, July - August 1997

Auteurs
Immunology and Immunogenetic Laboratory, EP CNRS118, Medical University CHRU Dupuytren, Limoges, France.
  • Page(s) : 329-32
  • Année de parution : 2000

Cutaneous drug eruptions (CDE) are unwanted side effects induced by various drugs. The adverse drug effect can involve both immunological and non-immunological mechanisms. Cutaneous drug eruption may present with a variety of clinical aspects. The most common clinical forms are the generalized macular or maculo-papular rash (MPR), which represents 35-40% of the cases, and urticaria (20%). Other well-defined disorders include [...]