European Journal of Dermatology
MENUAcute generalised exanthematous pustulosis secondary to prednisolone: an unlikely suspect Volume 31, numéro 1, January-February 2021
Auteurs
1 Department of Dermatology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK
2 Department of Cellular Pathology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2021.3981
- Page(s) : 119-21
- Année de parution : 2021
A 75-year-old female patient was referred to the urgent dermatology service by her general practitioner (GP). She described an erythematous rash which had first appeared five days prior. The rash initially developed on the neck and then spread to include the arms, chest, back and groin. She described some pruritus, although not as a prominent feature, and some coryzal symptoms, but no fever.Just over two weeks prior to the rash appearing, she had been prescribed prednisolone by her GP at a dose of [...]