Case of acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis caused by ampicillin/cloxacillin sodium in a pregnant woman

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 362-364

  Matsumoto, Yuka ^a   Okubo, Yukari ^a   Yamamoto, Toshiyuki ^a   Ito, Tomonobu ^a   Tsuboi, Ryoji ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis; Ampicillin; Drug specific T cell; Patch test; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN PLUS CLOXACILLIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFAZOLIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE GENERALIZED EXANTHEMATOUS PUSTULOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG FEVER; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIQUEFACTION; NEUTROPHILIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PUSTULE; PUSTULOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADULT; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLOXACILLIN; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG ERUPTIONS; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PATCH TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 45249121818     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2008.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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