Systemic acyclovir reaction subsequent to acyclovir contact allergy: Which systemic antiviral drug should then be used?

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 155-157

  Vernassiere, C ^a   Barbaud, A ^a   Trechot, P H ^b   Weber Muller, F ^a   Schmutz, J L ^a  

^a SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

Author keywords

Acyclovir; Allergic contact dermatitis; Antiviral drugs; Cross reactions; Cutaneous adverse drug reactions; Medicaments; Oral provocation test; Patch tests; Systemic

Indexed keywords

2 AMINOPURINE; ACICLOVIR; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CELLULOSE; CIDOFOVIR; CLIOQUINOL; CROSPOVIDONE; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; EXCIPIENT; FAMCICLOVIR; FOSCARNET; HEXAMIDINE; HEXAMIDINE ISETIONATE; HYDROXYPROPYLCELLULOSE; K 90; LORATADINE; MAGNESIUM STEARATE; MUPIDERM; ORAVIR; PETROLATUM; POVIDONE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALACICLOVIR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT ALLERGY; CREAM; CROSS REACTION; DERMATITIS; DIPROSEPT; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; OINTMENT; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; TABLET; URTICARIA;

ACYCLOVIR; ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; LIP DISEASES; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 0346102803     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2003.00199.x     Document Type: Article

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