PARACETAMOL-INDUCED FIXED DRUG ERUPTION: A CASE SERIES

Authors

  • Priyanka Sharma Consultant, Department of Dermatology, Rukmani Devi Beni Prasad Jaipuria Hospital, Jaipur
  • Dinesh Kumar Yadav Postgraduate resident, Department of Medicine, Rukmani Devi Beni Prasad Jaipuria Hospital, Jaipur
  • Nidhi Sanwalka Postgraduate resident, Department of Medicine, Rukmani Devi Beni Prasad Jaipuria Hospital, Jaipur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v5i2.1767

Keywords:

Paracetamol, Fixed drug eruption, bullae, eruption

Abstract

We are reporting three cases of patients who came to dermatology outdoor department, with a complain of painful blistering eruption affecting the various body parts with no systemic symptoms after taking  paracetamol drug. In cases applying Naranjo’s algorithm, a casuality score of 7,6,7 were obtained. Paracetamol was characterized as a probable cause of this fixed drug eruption in all the cases. Clinicians should be aware of this rare side effect of paracetamol, which is a widely used NSAID.

Keywords: Paracetamol, Fixed drug eruption, bullae, eruption

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Published

2021-03-07

How to Cite

Sharma, P. ., Yadav, D. K. ., & Sanwalka, N. . (2021). PARACETAMOL-INDUCED FIXED DRUG ERUPTION: A CASE SERIES. International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v5i2.1767

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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2021)

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