Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) triggered by a spider bite

Allergology International

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 301-303

  Makris, Michael ^a   Spanoudaki, Nektaria ^a   Giannoula, Fani ^a   Chliva, Caterina ^a   Antoniadou, Anastasia ^b   Kalogeromitros, Dimitrios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acute generalized exanthematus pustulosis; Brown spider; Insect venom; Loxosceles rufescens; Spider bite

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; EMOLLIENT AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINADOL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACUTE GENERALIZED EXANTHEMATOUS PUSTULOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG RECHALLENGE; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGIC SKIN REACTION; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; LEUKOCYTOSIS; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN EXFOLIATION; SKIN PRURITUS; SPIDER BITE;

ANIMALS; ARACHNIDISM; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 67651160715     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.08-CR-0035     Document Type: Article

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