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| Year : 2016 | Volume
: 48
| Issue : 1 | Page : 83-85 |
Azithromycin induced bullous fixed drug eruption
Anupam Das, Karan Sancheti, Indrashis Podder, Nilay Kanti Das
Department of Dermatology, Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Correspondence Address:
Anupam Das
Department of Dermatology, Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.174565
Fixed drug eruption (FDE) is a common type of drug eruption seen in skin clinics. It is characterized by solitary or multiple, round to oval erythematous patches with dusky red centers, some of which may progress to bulla formation. Bullous FDE may be caused by a number of drugs. We hereby describe a case of azithromycin-induced bullous FDE; to the best of our knowledge, this is the first such case being reported.
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