Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis and toxic epidermal necrolysis induced by hydroxychloroquine

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1449-1452

  Lateef, Aisha ^a   Tan, Kong Bing ^b   Lau, Tang Ching ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis; Hydroxychloroquine; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Toxic epidermal necrolysis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ACUTE GENERALIZED EXANTHEMATOUS PUSTULOSIS; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DESQUAMATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MOUTH ULCER; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NEUTROPHILIA; NURSING CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PUSTULE; RASH; REMISSION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS; VOMITING;

AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS, TOXIC; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70450237609     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-009-1262-4     Document Type: Article

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