title: Fixed-drug eruption presenting as an acute paronychia.
abstract: A case of fixed-drug eruption due to cefalexine presented with acute paronychia. Twenty days after a further challenge with a single dose of the drug, a biopsy of the affected skin showed intense expression for ICAM-1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Cannes General Hospital, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baran
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perrin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002506:Cephalexin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D009262:Nails / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D002506:Cephalexin