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Apr 9, 2017 · SynopsisCopy. Exanthematous drug eruption (EDE; also known as morbilliform drug eruption) is the most common of all medication-induced drug rashes. It consists of red macules and papules that often arise on the trunk and spread symmetrically to involve the proximal extremities. In severe cases, lesions coalesce and may lead to erythroderma.
The typical exanthem of infectious mononucleosis is an acute, generalised maculopapular rash. The exanthem: Affects 4.2 to 13% of patients who are not on antibiotics; Is usually faint and non-itchy, appearing first on the trunk and upper arms, extending to involve the face and forearms; May be morbilliform, papular, scarlatiniform, vesicular ...
May 10, 2018 · A maculopapular rash causes both flat and raised lesions on the skin. The causes of a maculopapular rash can be an allergy, an infection, or a response to taking a new type of medication ...
Morbilliform drug eruption, also called “exanthematous” or “maculopapular drug eruption,” is the most common form of cutaneous drug eruption, accounting for more than 80% of drug eruptions. The term “morbilliform” is often used to describe this condition because the morphology and distribution of the rash looks similar to those of ...
Jul 7, 2022 · Medications can also cause pruritus and dysesthesia without an obvious eruption. A drug-induced reaction should be considered in any patient who is taking medications and who suddenly develops a symmetric cutaneous eruption. Morbilliform eruption localized to striae has been described with clindamycin.
Mar 4, 2022 · The history and definition of the morbilliform eruption. The term morbilliform originates from morbilli, the Italian diminutive of Il Morbo.In the Middle Ages, Il Morbo, or the great plague, referred to smallpox, and morbilli described the “small plague” of measles, as both epidemics have cooccurred since the sixth century. 1, 2 Over time, the term morbilliform has been adopted to describe ...
A morbilliform rash usually starts within 7–14 days of starting a new antibiotic, and lasts for 5–10 days. It may occur more quickly on re-exposure to the same drug. It can look similar to a viral exanthem but is usually pruritic , whereas similar viral rashes are not particularly itchy.
