Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) induced by cefotaxime

Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 429-432

  Chaabane, Amel ^a   Aouam, Karim ^a   Gassab, Lies ^b   Njim, Leila ^b   Boughattas, Naceur A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b Monastir Hospital   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis; cefotaxime; skin tests

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; FOSFOMYCIN;

ACUTE GENERALIZED EXANTHEMATOUS PUSTULOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOCYTOSIS; PARAKERATOSIS; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE; SINUSITIS;

ACUTE GENERALIZED EXANTHEMATOUS PUSTULOSIS; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFOTAXIME; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATCH TESTS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 77954400978     PISSN: 07673981     EISSN: 14728206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.2009.00794.x     Document Type: Article

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