Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis caused by morphine, confirmed by positive patch test and lymphocyte transformation test

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Kardaun, Sylvia H ^a   de Monchy, Jan G ^b  

^a Departments of Dermatology   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BUPIVACAINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFUROXIME; DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; EPHEDRINE; GENTAMICIN; LIDOCAINE; MANNITOL; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NADROPARIN; PARACETAMOL;

ABDOMEN; ABNORMALLY HIGH SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ACUTE GENERALIZED EXANTHEMATOUS PUSTULOSIS; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG FEVER; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EOSINOPHILIA; ERYTHEMA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HEALING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL REGION; LEG FRACTURE; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION; MALE; NEUTROPHILIA; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATCH TEST; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRURITUS; PUSTULOSIS; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG ERUPTIONS; EXANTHEMA; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MORPHINE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATCH TESTS; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS;

EID: 33745728468     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.02.032     Document Type: Article

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