Patch tests in adverse cutaneous drug reaction.
Twenty-one patients with history of adverse cutaneous drug reaction were patch tested with 23 commonly used drugs in 5% concentration in petrolatum. Nine patients (42.85%) tested were positive to the incriminated drugs while 3 (14.28%) showed positive reactions to other drugs. Highest positivity (50%) was seen in maculo-popular cases while Stevens-Johnson syndrome and exfoliative dermatitis patients showed negative results.
Department of Skin & S.T.D., Kasturba Medical College, Manipal-576119, Karnataka, India.
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Balachandran
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Shenoi
Dipak
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Ravikumar