Fixed drug eruption: a lesson in drug usage.
Fixed drug eruption, a common finding in Lagos, was observed among patients being treated with two heavily promoted drugs: a pyrazolone analgesic and a benzodiazepine. Offending drugs should be considered in general classes rather than as individual compounds.
D000328:Adult; D000632:Aminopyrine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D002648:Child; D003975:Diazepam / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004177:Dipyrone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria
D000632:Aminopyrine; D004177:Dipyrone; D003975:Diazepam