Approach to the morbilliform eruption in the hematopoietic transplant patient.
Morbilliform eruptions occur frequently in the hematopoietic transplant population. The differential diagnosis includes drug reaction, viral exanthem, and cutaneous graft versus host disease. Using a typical patient case, we discuss the diagnostic approach to this clinical problem.
Mays
Steven R
SR
Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Kunishige
Joy H
JH
Truong
Elizabeth
E
Kontoyiannis
Dimitrios P
DP
Hymes
Sharon R
SR
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005076:Exanthema / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000150:complications; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019384:Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D019384:Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors; D002939:Ciprofloxacin