Clinical study and skin tests of patients with drug eruptions.
- Author:
Kee Yeon KIM
;
Kea Jeung KIM
;
Hyung Jai KANG
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Drug Eruption;
Suspeched Drug;
Skin Test
- MeSH:
Central Nervous System Depressants;
Diagnosis;
Drug Eruptions*;
Humans;
Intradermal Tests;
Patch Tests;
Skin Tests*;
Skin*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1993;31(5):681-690
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Althogh drug euption refers to a common dermatological condition, there are numerous holdbacks on the diagnosis. OBJECTIVE: This study atternpts to define the clinical features and causavite drug of the patients with drug eruptions, and to evalarate the diagnostic value of various skin tests. METHOD: 130 patients with drug eruptions were reviewed clinically. In 54 patients, intradermal test, patch test, and scratch patch test were performed using suspected drugs. Result : The exanthematous eruption(53.0%), fixed drug eruptior.(29.2%), and urticaria(6.2%) were the common types of the drug eruption. The common causative agenst of drug eruptions were antibiotics/antimicrobials, antipyretics/NSAIDs, and CNS depressants. 28 paitients out of the 54 patients on skin tests with suspected drugs had positive results in at least one slinest. CONCLUSION: In our study, we were able to obtain somewhat meaningfi 1 results based on data from the combination of various skin tests.
