Case of rifampicin-induced acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis [1]

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 619-620

  Azad, A ^a   Connelly, N ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CELECOXIB; LINEZOLID; MACROLIDE; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISOLONE; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE GENERALIZED EXANTHEMATOUS PUSTULOSIS; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN BIOPSY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; DRUG ERUPTIONS; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDNISOLONE; RIFAMPIN;

EID: 33746815328     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2006.01163.x     Document Type: Letter

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