by Curt Samlaska | Sep 3, 2019 | Bromangiomas
Andrew and I recently published a series in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology of patients that appear to have eruptive angiomas associated with the use of an asthma drug–Ipratropium Bromide. To read this article click HERE. I thought it...
by Curt Samlaska | Jul 5, 2019 | Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Dilantin & Radiation Associated Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN): This is a patient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The patient had metastatic breast cancer to her brain and was experiencing severe seizures. She was treated with Dilantin to control the...
by Curt Samlaska | Jul 3, 2019 | Drug Eruption
Sweet’s syndrome is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome, usually associated with hematologic malignancies, manifesting with fevers, neutrophilic leucocytosis, painful edematous plaques, usually involving the hands and distal arms with a dermal infiltrate of...
by Curt Samlaska | Jul 2, 2019 | Drug Eruption
Fixed drug eruptions are common and manifest as edematous plaques in the same sites within 30 minutes to 8 hours of ingestion of the offending medication. Frequently these medications are taken intermittently and include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs...
