Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory-induced pseudoporphyria: is there an alternative drug?
Drug-induced pseudoporphyria cutanea tarda has been attributed to many different medications including several nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Often the patients taking these anti-inflammatory medications became part of a treatment dilemma when one of the drugs is deemed the cause of a blistering disease. We present a prototypical case of NSAID-induced pseudoporphyria cutanea tarda and suggest alternative NSAIDs that may be safely used in these patients.
Checketts
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Department of Internal Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.
Morrison
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Baughman
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RD
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006801:Humans; D017119:Porphyria Cutanea Tarda / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal