Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis induced by cefepime: A case report

Case Reports in Dermatology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 82-87

  Botelho, L F F ^a   Picosse, F R ^a   Padilha, M H ^a   Michalany, N ^a   Gois A ^a   Porro, A M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis; Cefepime; Drug eruption

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CAPTOPRIL; CARVEDILOL; CEFEPIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLONAZEPAM; FUROSEMIDE; IMIPENEM;

ACUTE GENERALIZED EXANTHEMATOUS PUSTULOSIS; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEHYDRATION; DESQUAMATION; DIARRHEA; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENTEROCOLITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PUSTULE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EDEMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 79951987271     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16626567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000314474     Document Type: Article

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