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| Year : 2017 | Volume
: 49
| Issue : 1 | Page : 119-120 |
Ciprofloxacin induced acute generallised exanthematous pustulosis
Caterina Foti1, Paolo Romita1, Giovanni Zanframundo1, Mario Mastrolonardo2, Gianni Angelini1, Gianfranco Calogiuri3, Eustacchio Nettis4, Domenico Bonamonte1
1 Dermatological Clinic, Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
2 Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Unit of Dermatology, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
3 IV Department of Pneumology, A. Galateo Hospital, San Cesario di Lecce, Italy
4 Unit of Allergology and Immunology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Correspondence Address:
Caterina Foti
Dermatological Clinic, Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Bari
Italy
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.201014
Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) is an uncommon and self-limiting skin rash commonly caused by drugs and is characterized by the acute onset of fever, pustulosis, and neutrophilia from 4 to 10 days after the drug intake. We describe a case of AGEP in a 61-year-old woman that was hospitalized for the acute onset of fever, erythroderma, and pustulosis. Clinical history revealed that she had been treating a bacterial inguinal intertrigo for 4 days with ciprofloxacin 500 mg tablets twice daily and desloratadine 5 mg tablet once daily. To the best of our knowledge, this is the third reported case of AGEP caused by ciprofloxacin, supporting two other previous reports.
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