Mercury-induced acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis misdiagnosed as a drug-related case

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-54

  Belhadjali, Hichem ^a   Mandhouj, Selsabil ^a   Moussa, Adnene ^a   Njim, Leila ^a   Amri, Montassar ^a   Zakhama, Abdelfattah ^a   Zili, Jameleddine ^a  

^a FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis; Allergic contact dermatitis; Mercury; Patch test

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; FUNZOL; MERCURY;

ACUTE GENERALIZED EXANTHEMATOUS PUSTULOSIS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEVER; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PATCH TEST; PUSTULOSIS; RASH; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DRUG ERUPTIONS; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MERCURY; MERCURY POISONING; PATCH TESTS; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS; THERMOMETERS;

EID: 47249142854     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.01306.x     Document Type: Article

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