A case of desquamating rash associated with methadone use.
A man who had been taking prescribed methadone for many years presented with a desquamating rash (predominantly affecting the hands and feet) complicated by cellulitis of the right leg. There have now been multiple reports of a similar rash among methadone users in Sydney. The cause remains unknown.
Kordjian
Natalie
N
Immunology and Infectious Diseases, St George Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Donaldson
Annabelle D
AD
Murrell
Dedee F
DF
Krilis
Steven A
SA
D002481:Cellulitis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology*; D005076:Exanthema / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology
D008691:Methadone