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| Year : 2015 | Volume
: 47
| Issue : 6 | Page : 693-694 |
Hydroxychloroquine-induced acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis with positive patch-testing
Ons Charfi1, Sarrah Kastalli2, Rym Sahnoun2, Ghozlane Lakhoua2
1 Department of Pharmacology, National Center of Pharmacovigilance, 9 Avenue du Dr Zouhaier Essafi 1006, Tunis, Tunisia
2 Department of Pharmacology, National Center of Pharmacovigilance, 9 Avenue du Dr Zouhaier Essafi 1006, Tunis; Department of Pharmacology, Tunis El Manar University, Faculty of Medicine, 15 Rue Djebel Lakhdhar, La Rabta, 1007, Tunis, Tunisia
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Ons Charfi
Department of Pharmacology, National Center of Pharmacovigilance, 9 Avenue du Dr Zouhaier Essafi 1006, Tunis
Tunisia
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.169589
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.
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