Clinical Study for drug Eruptions.
- Author:
Soo Nam KIM
;
Byung Ho LEE
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Analgesics;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Aspirin;
Dermatology;
Drug Eruptions*;
Humans;
Korea;
Penicillins;
Skin;
Sulfonamides;
Tetracycline
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1978;16(5):377-381
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
The series comprised 424 cutaneous reactions to drugs treated at the department of Dermatology, Medical college of Korea University, during the years 1969-1975. The whole series comprised 211 male(49. 8%) and 213 female(50. 2%) patients. Exanthernatous eruptions are the most frequent of all cutaneous manifestation of drug reactions. Antipyretic analgesics, antibiotics and antibacterial drugs were the three group inducing most drug reactions in the present study, following by herb drugs. Of the antipyretic anaIgesics, acetylsalicylic acid was the ones most of the involved, and sulfonamides were the most frequent cause of skin reactions induced by antibacterial drugs and penicillin and tetracycline were the frequent cause of skin reactions induced by antibiotics.
