title: Fixed drug eruption to rofecoxib.
abstract: Rofecoxib, used for dysmenorrhea, caused a herpetiform fixed drug eruption predominantly involving the lips with classic clinical and histological findings in a red-brown lesion on the dorsal hand.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA. STN@po.CWRU.edu
authors.forename: Susan T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Nedorost
authors.forename: Frances T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Florentino
authors.forename: Anita C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Gilliam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology*; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D004890:Erythema / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007783:Lactones / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013450:Sulfones
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D007783:Lactones; D013450:Sulfones; C116926:rofecoxib