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  1. Fixed drug eruption is a delayed type IV hypersensitivity reaction. In the initial phase memory CD8+ T-cells at the dermo- epidermal junction release interferon-gamma when activated by the medication antigen causing epidermal basal layer damage. Recruited T-cells and neutrophils damage melanocytes and keratinocytes.

  2. Oct 9, 2020 · The term fixed drug eruption (FDE) describes the development of one or more annular or oval erythematous patches as a result of systemic exposure to a drug; these reactions normally resolve with hyperpigmentation and may recur at the same site with reexposure to the drug. Repeated exposure to the offending drug may cause new lesions to develop ...

  3. May 23, 2022 · INTRODUCTION. Fixed drug eruption (FDE) is a distinctive type of cutaneous drug reaction that characteristically recurs in the same locations upon re-exposure to the offending drug. Acute FDE usually presents with a single or a small number of dusky red or violaceous plaques that resolve leaving postinflammatory hyperpigmentation ( picture 1A-C ).

  4. A drug rash or other reaction may occur for several reasons, such as: an allergic reaction. a buildup of the drug that causes toxicity to the skin. a drug makes the skin more sensitive to sunlight ...

  5. Sep 1, 2021 · Fixed drug eruption (FDE) was first described in 1889 by Bourns, and the term fixed drug eruption, or “éruption érythémato-pigmentée fixe” was coined by Brocq in 1894 [1,2]. Brocq described “round or oval apparently edematous plaques, which varied in size from that of a coin to that of a palm; and which recurred on various parts of ...

    • Hannah J Anderson, Jason B Lee
    • 10.3390/medicina57090925
    • 2021
    • Medicina (Kaunas). 2021 Sep; 57(9): 925.
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  7. A fixed drug eruption on the penile shaft due to a tetracycline - genital lesions are a common location for fixed drug eruptions. A fixed drug eruption on the cheek; it resolved to leave hyperpigmentation. A recurrent blistering lesion on the tongue - it arose within a day of ingesting cotrimoxazole on each occasion it was taken.

  8. Oct 9, 2020 · History. The initial eruption is often solitary and frequently located on the lip or genitalia. Rarely, the eruption may be intraoral. Other common locations of the initial lesion are the hip, lower back/sacrum, or proximal extremity. With the initial fixed drug eruption attack, a delay of up to 2 weeks may occur from the initial exposure to ...

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