Interstitial granulomatous drug reaction presenting as erythroderma: Remission after discontinuation of enalapril maleate

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1143-1145

  Chen, Y C ^a   Hsiao, C H ^a   Tsai, T F ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; Drug eruption; Enalapril maleate; Erythroderma; Interstitial granulomatous drug reaction

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA 2 GLOBULIN; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; ENALAPRIL MALEATE; MUCIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SENNOSIDE; TAMSULOSIN; TERAZOSIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA INHIBITOR;

AGED; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA; ERYTHRODERMA; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LETTER; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RASH; REMISSION;

AGED; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; DERMATITIS, EXFOLIATIVE; DRUG ERUPTIONS; ENALAPRIL; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE;

EID: 42049086557     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08469.x     Document Type: Letter

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