Clinical Features of Fixed Drug Eruption at a Tertiary Hospital in Korea
- Authors
- Jung, Jae-Woo; Cho, Sang-Heon; Kim, Kyu-Han; Min, Kyung-Up; Kang, Hye-Ryun
- Issue Date
- Sep-2014
- Publisher
- KOREAN ACAD ASTHMA ALLERGY & CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
- Keywords
- Fixed drug eruption; non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
- Citation
- ALLERGY ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH, v.6, no.5, pp 415 - 420
- Pages
- 6
- Journal Title
- ALLERGY ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH
- Volume
- 6
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 415
- End Page
- 420
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/11869
- DOI
- 10.4168/aair.2014.6.5.415
- ISSN
- 2092-7355
2092-7363
- Abstract
- Purpose: Fixed drug eruption (FDE) is characterized by a well-defined erythematous patch, plaque, or bullous eruption that recurs at the same site as the result of systemic exposure to a causative drug, and resolves with or without hyperpigmentation. This study was carried out to identify the common causative drugs and clinical features of FDE in Korea. Methods: We reviewed electronic medical records of all patients diagnosed with FDE from January 2000 to December 2010 at a tertiary hospital in Korea. Results: A total of 134 cases were diagnosed as FDE. The mean age was 35.9 years (range, 0-82 years) and 69 (51.5%) of the patients were male. The mean duration from the first event to attending hospital was 1.9 years (range, 1-20 years). The mean number of recurrences was 2.6 (1-10), and 72.6% of patients sought medical care after experiencing symptoms twice or more. Four patients (3.1%) needed hospitalization. The most common sites were the upper extremities (47.7%), followed by the lower extremities, face, abdomen, chest, buttocks and perineum. Clear documentation on the causative drugs was available for 38 patients (28.4%), and among these, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and acetaminophen accounted for 71.1% of cases, and antibiotics accounted for 15.8%. Eighty patients (59.7%) underwent active treatment for FDE, and topical steroids were most frequently prescribed (43.3%), with systemic steroids used in 11.2% of patients. Conclusions: NSAIDs and acetaminophen were the main causative agents of FDE, however, the causative agents were not assessed in 25% of patients.
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