title: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory-induced pseudoporphyria: is there an alternative drug?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Checketts
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Baughman
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal