Fixed drug reaction

Fixed drug reaction
Other namesDrug eruption
Fixed drug eruption caused by phenolphthalein.
SpecialtyDermatology 

Fixed drug reactions are common and so named because they recur at the same site with each exposure to a particular medication.[1] Medications inducing fixed drug eruptions are usually those taken intermittently.[1]

  1. ^ a b James W, Berger T, Elston D (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (10th ed.). Saunders. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-7216-2921-6.
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