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- Morbilliform eruptions tend to present with diffuse papules coalescing into plaques. In darker skin, these papules are often violaceous to dark brown with minimal to no visible background erythema. In contrast, lighter skin tends to show bright pink to red papules with a marked background of erythema.
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Mar 13, 2019 · Initially, there are erythematous blanching macules and papules, which may coalesce to form larger macules and plaques. The term “morbilliform” connotes a measles-like: the rash of measles is classically described as having macules that are 3 to 4 mm in size that coalesce. MDE is usually itchy.
A morbilliform skin rash in an adult is usually due to a drug. In a child, it is more likely to be viral in origin. Morbilliform drug eruption is also called maculopapular drug eruption, exanthematous drug eruption and maculopapular exanthem.
Jan 12, 2023 · Exanthematous (maculopapular) drug eruption, also called morbilliform (measles-like) drug-induced exanthem, is the most common drug hypersensitivity reaction [ 1,2 ]. It is characterized by a disseminated, and occasionally generalized, symmetric eruption of erythematous macules and/or papules ( picture 1A-B) that occur approximately one to two ...
Mar 8, 2021 · Exanthematous drug eruption, also known as a morbilliform or maculopapular drug eruption, is the most common type of drug hypersensitivity reaction [1]. Diagnosis of exanthematous drug eruption should be suspected in a patient receiving drug treatment who presents with a new onset rash.
Jun 28, 2012 · The majority of skin events attributed to drugs are either exanthematous (maculopapular or morbilliform) eruptions (>80%) or urticaria (5 to 10%), but these percentages vary among medications...
- Robert S. Stern
- 2012
Simple morbilliform or maculopapular drug eruptions involve an exanthem, usually appear in the second week of medication therapy, and have no associated constitutional symptoms or abnormal laboratory findings.
Nov 1, 2022 · 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.
