[Toxic dermatitis caused by pseudoephedrine: apropos of a case].
Allergy to pseusoephedrine seems to be rare and has been described as responsible of urticaria, contact dermatitis, fixed non-pigmenting erythema or pseudoscarlatina. We report the case of a male patient who presented a recurrent erythema after administration of different treatments including pseudoephedrine. A cutaneous biopsy was compatible with erythema multiform. Patch tests confirmed the diagnosis of allergy to pseudoephedrine but resulted in a reappearance of symptoms.
Fontaine
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Service des Maladies Respiratoires et Allergiques-Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-45, rue Cognacq-Jay-51092 Reims.
Lavaud
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Deslée
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Caillet
M J
MJ
Lebargy
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D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004809:Ephedrine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004892:Erythema Multiforme / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010328:Patch Tests; D012008:Recurrence
D004809:Ephedrine