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Fukasawa T, Urushihara H, Takahashi H, Okura T, Kawakami K. Risk of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Associated With Antibiotic Use: A Case-Crossover Study. THE JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. IN PRACTICE 2023; 11:3463-3472. [PMID: 37459954 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Evidence is lacking on the association between antibiotic use and risk of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) in Asians. OBJECTIVE We assessed the risk of SJS/TEN associated with different antibiotic classes in Japanese. METHODS We conducted a case-crossover study using a claims database. Firth conditional logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of SJS/TEN associated with antibiotic use in a 56-day hazard period versus 3 control periods. We created 18 cohorts for each antibiotic class and calculated 56-day cumulative incidence per 100,000 new users. The association between antibiotic class and SJS/TEN was also evaluated in each case using the ALgorithm of Drug causality for Epidermal Necrolysis (ALDEN). RESULTS Our case-crossover study included 170 SJS/TEN cases. Increased ORs were observed for lincomycins (OR, 33.00 [95% CI, 3.74-4332.05]), trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (21.20 [6.73-105.98]), penicillins (14.39 [6.95-34.21]), glycopeptides (14.37 [3.17-136.10]), cephalosporins (7.06 [4.25-12.21]), aminoglycosides (6.55 [1.97-26.84]), quinolones (5.98 [3.34-11.20]), fosfomycin (5.40 [1.20-30.97]), carbapenems (5.09 [1.85-15.64]), tetracyclines (4.95 [1.78-15.27]), and macrolides (3.78 [2.13-6.83]). Cumulative incidence of SJS/TEN was 67.4 for trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, 86.2 for glycopeptides, and below 10.0 for the others. Despite the high incidence, only 2 cases had a probable causal relationship with glycopeptides. CONCLUSION Some antibiotic classes, including lincomycins, glycopeptides, aminoglycosides, fosfomycin, and carbapenems, were newly suggested to be associated with risk of SJS/TEN; considered together with the high incidence for trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and glycopeptides, these findings warrant caution in clinical practice.
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- Toshiki Fukasawa
- Department of Pharmacoepidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Department of Digital Health and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Drug Development and Regulatory Science, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacoepidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacoepidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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Philip V, Ogunleye OO, Chukwu N, Rosenblum I, Collins S. Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis Attributable to the Use of Spironolactone: A Case Report. Cureus 2023; 15:e40690. [PMID: 37485225 PMCID: PMC10358603 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.40690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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Linear IgA bullous dermatosis (LABD) is a rare, idiopathic, or drug-induced vesiculobullous disease caused by IgA autoantibodies in the basement membrane zone. An 84-year-old man was started on spironolactone two weeks before presentation for the management of hypertension and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. He presented to our hospital for evaluation of worsening lower extremity swelling and a painful pruritic rash that started on the day preceding his presentation. On examination, he had 3+ lower extremity edema and an erythematous, painful, pruritic, bullous rash on all his extremities. He had a significantly elevated IgA level (1033 mg/dL). A lesional skin biopsy demonstrated epidermal ulceration with degenerated collagen fibers. Direct immunofluorescence of the perilesional skin showed linear IgA at the dermal-epidermal junction. The rash resolved following steroid therapy and discontinuation of spironolactone. There have been previous reports of bullous pemphigoid induced by spironolactone. To our knowledge, LABD associated with spironolactone has not previously been reported.
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- Internal Medicine, Vassar Brothers Medical Center/Nuvance Health, Poughkeepsie, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Vassar Brothers Medical Center/Nuvance Health, Poughkeepsie, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Vassar Brothers Medical Center/Nuvance Health, Poughkeepsie, USA
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Nahm WJ, Juarez M, Wu J, Kim RH. Eosinophil-rich linear IgA bullous dermatosis induced by mRNA COVID-19 booster vaccine. J Cutan Pathol 2022; 50:24-28. [PMID: 35922892 PMCID: PMC9538274 DOI: 10.1111/cup.14305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 07/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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We present a case of eosinophil-rich linear IgA bullous disease (LABD) following the administration of a messenger RNA COVID-19 booster vaccine. A 66-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 3-week history of a pruritic blistering rash characterized by fluid-filled bullae and multiple annular and polycyclic plaques. He was initially diagnosed with bullous pemphigoid based on a biopsy showing a subepidermal blister with numerous eosinophils. However, direct immunofluorescence studies showed linear IgA and IgM deposition along the basement membrane zone with no immunoreactivity for C3 or IgG. Additionally, indirect immunofluorescence was positive for IgA basement membrane zone antibody. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with LABD and initiated on dapsone therapy with resolution of his lesions at 3-month follow-up. This case illustrates the growing number of autoimmune blistering adverse cutaneous reactions from vaccination. Dermatopathologists should be aware that features of autoimmune blistering diseases can overlap and may not be distinguishable based on these histopathological findings alone. Confirmation with direct immunofluorescence and/or serological studies may be necessary for accurate diagnosis.
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- William J. Nahm
- The Ronald O. Perelman Department of DermatologyNYU Grossman School of MedicineNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- The Ronald O. Perelman Department of DermatologyNYU Grossman School of MedicineNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- The Ronald O. Perelman Department of DermatologyNYU Grossman School of MedicineNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- The Ronald O. Perelman Department of DermatologyNYU Grossman School of MedicineNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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Ni M, Yin XD, Hu WJ, Zeng N, Zhao B, Li ZL. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Following Vancomycin and Linezolid: A Real-World Analysis of Post-Marketing Surveillance Data. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:872854. [PMID: 35571089 PMCID: PMC9096025 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.872854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background: Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) has been reported as a serious adverse effect in patients treated with vancomycin or linezolid, and there is currently a lack of real-world studies comparing specific differences in adverse effects of SJS. Methods: According to the FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS), from January 2004 to July 2021, the data of suspected SJS after the use of vancomycin and linezolid were analyzed by imbalance and Bayesian analysis. The onset time, fatality rate and hospitalization rate of vancomycin-associated SJS and linezolid-associated SJS were also investigated. Results: 276 cases of vancomycin-related SJS reports and 63 cases of linezolid-related SJS reports were identified. These two drugs are more common in middle-aged patients (45–64 years) than other age groups, and less common in underage children (<18). Among them, linezolid-related SJS is more common in middle-aged and elderly patients (45–74 years old) than other groups. Except for unspecified data, in vancomycin-associated SJS cases, there are more men than women (49.28% vs 43.84%), while in linezolid-associated SJS cases, the proportion of men and women is almost equal (44.44%). From the point of view of the areas where adverse reactions were reported, about 1/2 of the reports on Vancomycin-related SJS came from North America, and 1/3 of the reports came from Europe. The median onset time of Linezolid-related SJS was 5 days (interquartile range [IQR] 2–7.75), which was significantly earlier than that of Vancomycin-related SJS (12 days, IQR 4–20) (Mann-Whitney test, p < 0.0001). There were no significant differences in mortality and hospitalization rates after vancomycin and linezolid caused SJS. Conclusion: The analysis of faers data provides a comprehensive overview of the adverse reactions of SJS caused by the use of vancomycin and linezolid, and can warn clinical workers to timely intervene and continuously monitor the patients at risk of SJS when using such drugs.
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- Ming Ni
- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Shaoxing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Shaoxing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Road Less Traveled: Drug Hypersensitivity to Fluoroquinolones, Vancomycin, Tetracyclines, and Macrolides. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2022; 62:505-518. [DOI: 10.1007/s12016-021-08919-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Broyles AD, Banerji A, Barmettler S, Biggs CM, Blumenthal K, Brennan PJ, Breslow RG, Brockow K, Buchheit KM, Cahill KN, Cernadas J, Chiriac AM, Crestani E, Demoly P, Dewachter P, Dilley M, Farmer JR, Foer D, Fried AJ, Garon SL, Giannetti MP, Hepner DL, Hong DI, Hsu JT, Kothari PH, Kyin T, Lax T, Lee MJ, Lee-Sarwar K, Liu A, Logsdon S, Louisias M, MacGinnitie A, Maciag M, Minnicozzi S, Norton AE, Otani IM, Park M, Patil S, Phillips EJ, Picard M, Platt CD, Rachid R, Rodriguez T, Romano A, Stone CA, Torres MJ, Verdú M, Wang AL, Wickner P, Wolfson AR, Wong JT, Yee C, Zhou J, Castells M. Practical Guidance for the Evaluation and Management of Drug Hypersensitivity: Specific Drugs. THE JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE 2021; 8:S16-S116. [PMID: 33039007 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2020.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Ana Dioun Broyles
- Division of Allergy/Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Sports Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy Biederstein, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn
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- Allergology and Immunology Service, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de S.João Hospital, Porto, Portugal
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- Division of Allergy, Department of Pulmonology, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Division of Allergy/Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy, Department of Pulmonology, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Groupe Hospitalier Paris-Seine-Saint-Denis, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Division of Allergy/Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy/Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Associated Allergists and Asthma Specialists, Chicago, Ill
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va
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- Division of Allergy and Inflammation, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass
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- Allergy and Immunology at Hoag Medical Group, Newport Beach, Calif
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy / Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, Calif
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy/Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy/Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Respiratory Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonology, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tenn
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif
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- Division of Allergic Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Medicine & Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Drug Allergy Department, Al-Rashed Allergy Center, Sulaibikhat, Al-Kuwait, Kuwait
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- IRCCS Oasi Maria S.S., Troina, Italy & Fondazione Mediterranea G.B. Morgagni, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn
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- Allergy Unit and Research Group, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, UMA-IBIMA-BIONAND, ARADyAL, Málaga, Spain
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- Allergy Unit, Hospital Universitario de Ceuta, Ceuta, Spain
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy/Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Drug hypersensitivity and Desensitization Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
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Wiggins CJ, Chon SY. Vancomycin-induced linear IgA bullous dermatosis. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) 2021; 34:83-84. [DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2020.1809759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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- Claire J. Wiggins
- Department of Dermatology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Dermatology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Cheraghlou S, Levy LL. Fixed drug eruptions, bullous drug eruptions, and lichenoid drug eruptions. Clin Dermatol 2020; 38:679-692. [PMID: 33341201 DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2020.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Drug reactions are among the most common reasons for inpatient dermatology consultation. These reactions are important to identify because discontinuation of the offending agent may lead to disease remission. With the rising use of immunomodulatory and targeted therapeutics in cancer care and the increased incidence in associated reactions to these drugs, the need for accurate identification and treatment of such eruptions has led to the development of the "oncodermatology" subspecialty of dermatology. Immunobullous drug reactions are a dermatologic urgency, with patients often losing a significant proportion of their epithelial barrier; early diagnosis is critical in these cases to prevent complications and worsening disease. Lichenoid drug reactions have myriad causes and can take several months to occur, often leading to difficulties identifying the offending drug. Fixed drug eruptions can often mimic other systemic eruptions, such as immunobullous disease and Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and must be differentiated from them for effective therapy to be initiated. We review the clinical features, pathogenesis, and treatment of immunobullous, fixed, and lichenoid drug reactions with attention to key clinical features and differential diagnosis.
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- Private Practice, New York, New York, USA; Private Practice, Westport, Connecticut, USA.
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Deschaine MA, Lehman JS. The interface reaction pattern in the skin: an integrated review of clinical and pathological features. Hum Pathol 2019; 91:86-113. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2019.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Znamenskaya LF, Chikin VV, Nefedova MA. Linear IgA bullous dermatosis. VESTNIK DERMATOLOGII I VENEROLOGII 2018. [DOI: 10.25208/0042-4609-2018-94-6-42-51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Aim: to present a clinical case of linear IgA bullous dermatosis.Materials and methods. A 44 years old patient complaining of skin rashes on the trunk and extremities, accompanied by severe itching was examined. We carried out a morphological investigation of biopsy samples derived from the lesion and apparently unaffected skin areas using the method of indirect immunofluorescence.Results. The patient having rashes in the form of multiple vesicles and small bubbles with a tight cover, which had been grouped into figures resembling pearl necklaces, demonstrated the presence of focal subepidermal cracks (subepidermal bubble in one location), as well as a linear deposition of IgA along the epidermal basement membrane. According to the clinical picture and following the histological and immunofluorescent investigation of skin biopsies, the patient was diagnosed with linear IgA bullous dermatosis. Lesion regression was achieved as a result of systemic therapy with prednisolone at a dose of 50 mg per day.Conclusion. The diagnosis of linear IgA bullous dermatosis should be made on the basis of skin biopsy investigation by the method of indirect immunofluorescence. Systemic glucocorticosteroids are seen as an effective approach to the treatment of such patients.
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Todorich B, Faia LJ, Thanos A, Amin M, Folberg R, Wolfe JD, Todorich KM, Raphtis E, Ruby AJ, Williams GA, Hassan TS. Vancomycin-Associated Hemorrhagic Occlusive Retinal Vasculitis: A Clinical-Pathophysiological Analysis. Am J Ophthalmol 2018; 188:131-140. [PMID: 29425799 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2018.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2017] [Revised: 01/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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PURPOSE To derive novel insights into the pathophysiology of vancomycin-related hemorrhagic occlusive retinal vasculopathy (HORV) through a careful clinicopathologic correlation. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the clinical and pathologic course of 2 consecutive patients who developed HORV. The clinical history, multimodal imaging, ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM), and intraoperative and histologic findings are reported. RESULTS Both patients presented with decreased vision and eye pain within 1 week following otherwise uncomplicated cataract extraction and were diagnosed with HORV after endophthalmitis was ruled out. Both patients presented with significant ocular discomfort that progressively worsened, and both experienced a dismal visual outcome despite early aggressive medical and surgical therapy. One patient requested enucleation for a blind and painful eye. Upon histologic examination of this eye, the iris and ciliary body appeared to be infarcted with separation of the iris and ciliary epithelia from their adjacent stromal components. These findings were corroborated by UBM of the second patient. Histologic examination of the posterior segment demonstrated severe hemorrhagic necrosis of the neurosensory retina and an occlusive nonarteritic vasculopathy of the retina and choroid. The choroid was thickened by prominent nongranulomatous chronic inflammation accompanied by a glomeruloid proliferation of small vessels. The inflammatory infiltrate was almost exclusively confined to the choroid and consisted of predominantly T cells. There was conspicuous absence of inflammatory cells in the retina and no histologic evidence of leukocytoclastic vasculitis. CONCLUSIONS HORV is a rare condition that can lead to profound vision loss. Significant ocular pain can be a presenting sign of HORV in cases with severe iris and ciliary body ischemia. Although it has been suggested that HORV is a form of leukocytoclastic retinal vasculitis, the histologic findings herein indicate that the pathophysiology is more complex. It is grounded in a necrotizing retinal vasculopathy in the absence of retinal vasculitis, chronic nongranulomatous choroiditis, and an unusual glomeruloid proliferation of endothelial cells in the choroid and elsewhere in the eye.
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- Bozho Todorich
- Associated Retinal Consultants, PC, Royal Oak, Michigan; Department of Ophthalmology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan
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- Associated Retinal Consultants, PC, Royal Oak, Michigan; Department of Ophthalmology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan
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- Associated Retinal Consultants, PC, Royal Oak, Michigan; Department of Ophthalmology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan
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- Department of Pathology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan; Department of Pathology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan
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- Associated Retinal Consultants, PC, Royal Oak, Michigan; Department of Ophthalmology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan; Balian Eye Center, Rochester, Michigan
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- Associated Retinal Consultants, PC, Royal Oak, Michigan; Department of Ophthalmology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan
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- Associated Retinal Consultants, PC, Royal Oak, Michigan; Department of Ophthalmology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan
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- Associated Retinal Consultants, PC, Royal Oak, Michigan; Department of Ophthalmology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan.
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Ruiz-Rivero J, Hernández-Aragüés I, Pulido-Pérez A, Suárez-Fernández R. Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis Presenting as Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2017; 108:880-882. [PMID: 28751000 DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2017.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Revised: 02/09/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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- J Ruiz-Rivero
- Servicio de Dermatología y Venereología Médico-Quirúrgica, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España.
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- Servicio de Dermatología y Venereología Médico-Quirúrgica, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Dermatología y Venereología Médico-Quirúrgica, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Dermatología y Venereología Médico-Quirúrgica, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España
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Dodiuk-Gad RP, Chung WH, Shear NH. Adverse Medication Reactions. CLINICAL AND BASIC IMMUNODERMATOLOGY 2017. [PMCID: PMC7123512 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-29785-9_25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cutaneous adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are among the most frequent adverse reactions in patients receiving drug therapy. They have a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations, are caused by various drugs, and result from different pathophysiological mechanisms. Hence, their diagnosis and management is challenging. Severe cutaneous ADRs comprise a group of diseases with major morbidity and mortality, reaching 30 % mortality rate in cases of Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis. This chapter covers the terminology, epidemiology, pathogenesis and classification of cutaneous ADR, describes the severe cutaneous ADRs and the clinical and laboratory approach to the patient with cutaneous ADR and presents the translation of laboratory-based discoveries on the genetic predisposition and pathogenesis of cutaneous ADRs to clinical management guidelines.
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Minhas JS, Wickner PG, Long AA, Banerji A, Blumenthal KG. Immune-mediated reactions to vancomycin: A systematic case review and analysis. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2016; 116:544-53. [PMID: 27156746 PMCID: PMC4946960 DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2016.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Revised: 03/17/2016] [Accepted: 03/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vancomycin is a broad-spectrum antibiotic whose use may be limited by adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Although vancomycin toxic effects are known, there are limited data on vancomycin hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs). OBJECTIVE To understand the most commonly reported vancomycin HSRs through systematic case review. METHODS We performed a literature search for English-language case reports and series from 1982 through 2015 (last search July 31, 2015) on Ovid MEDLINE and PubMed. The search included the subject heading vancomycin with the subheading adverse effects and separate text searches for vancomycin with a list of specified HSRs. References of identified articles were reviewed to find additional articles. Clinical data were collected and summarized. RESULTS Of 201 identified articles, 84 were screened and 57 fully assessed; these 57 articles contained 71 vancomycin HSR cases that were included in analysis. Vancomycin HSRs were immediate (anaphylaxis, n = 7) and nonimmediate (n = 64). Nonimmediate HSRs included linear IgA bullous dermatosis (LABD, n = 34), drug rash eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome (n = 16), acute interstitial nephritis (AIN, n = 8), and Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN, n = 6). Median times of vancomycin therapy before HSR onset was 7 days (interquartile range [IQR], 4-10 days) for LABD, 9 days (IQR, 9-22 days) for SJS/TEN, 21 days (IQR, 17-28 days) for DRESS syndrome, and 26 days (IQR, 7-29 days) for AIN. Overall, 11 patients (16%) died, and 4 (6%) had deaths attributed to the HSR. CONCLUSION Vancomycin causes a variety of HSRs; the most commonly identified were nonimmediate HSRs, with LABD being most frequent. We observed a high frequency of HSR mortality. Further data are needed to understand the frequency and severity of vancomycin HSRs.
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- Jasmit S Minhas
- Department of Medicine, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts.
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Medical Practice Evaluation Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Edward P. Lawrence Center for Quality and Safety, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Kim JS, Choi M, Nam CH, Kim JY, Park BC, Kim MH, Hong SP. Concurrent Drug-Induced Linear Immunoglobulin A Dermatosis and Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy. Ann Dermatol 2015; 27:315-8. [PMID: 26082590 PMCID: PMC4466286 DOI: 10.5021/ad.2015.27.3.315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2014] [Revised: 09/13/2014] [Accepted: 11/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Diseases associated with immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibody include linear IgA dermatosis, IgA nephropathy, Celiac disease, Henoch-Schönlein purpura, etc. Although usually idiopathic, IgA antibody is occasionally induced by drugs (e.g., vancomycin, carbamazepine, ceftriaxone, and cyclosporine), malignancies, infections, and other causes. So far, only a few cases of IgA bullous dermatosis coexisting with IgA nephropathy have been reported. A 64-year-old female receiving intravenous ceftriaxone and metronidazole for liver abscess had purpuric macules and papules on her extremities. One week later, she had generalized edema and skin rash with bullae and was diagnosed with concurrent linear IgA dermatosis and IgA nephropathy. After steroid treatment, the skin lesion subsided within two weeks, and kidney function slowly returned to normal. As both diseases occurred after a common possible cause, we predict their pathogeneses are associated.
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- Ji Seok Kim
- Department of Dermatology, Dankook University Medical College, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Dankook University Medical College, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Dankook University Medical College, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Dankook University Medical College, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Dankook University Medical College, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Dankook University Medical College, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Dankook University Medical College, Cheonan, Korea
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Hoffmann J, Hadaschik E, Enk A, Stremmel W, Gauss A. Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis Secondary to Infliximab Therapy in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis. Dermatology 2015; 231:112-5. [DOI: 10.1159/000431172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2015] [Accepted: 05/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Chanal J, Ingen-Housz-Oro S, Ortonne N, Duong TA, Thomas M, Valeyrie-Allanore L, Lebrun-Vignes B, André C, Roujeau JC, Chosidow O, Wolkenstein P. Linear IgA bullous dermatosis: comparison between the drug-induced and spontaneous forms. Br J Dermatol 2014; 169:1041-8. [PMID: 23815152 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Linear IgA bullous dermatosis (LABD) is a rare autoimmune blistering skin disorder characterized by linear deposits of IgA along the dermoepidermal junction, visualized by direct immunofluorescence (DIF). It is usually spontaneous and drug induced. OBJECTIVES To compare the clinical and histological forms of LABD. METHODS This retrospective single-centre cohort study concerned 28 patients diagnosed with LABD between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 2010. Imputability, determined according to the French imputability method (modified Bégaud score) and Naranjo score, enabled classification into drug-induced and spontaneous LABD groups. Clinical and histological features were compared by blinded analysis of images and histological patterns. RESULTS Sixteen patients had spontaneous LABD and 12 had drug-induced LABD. Nikolsky sign and large erosions were significantly more frequent in drug-induced than spontaneous LABD (P = 0.003 and P = 0.03, respectively), with no between-group differences for erythematous plaques, target or target-like lesions, string of pearls, location, mucosal involvement or histological features. CONCLUSIONS Drug-induced LABD was more severe than the spontaneous form, with lesions mimicking toxic epidermal necrolysis. Because LABD may be polymorphic and sometimes life threatening, DIF assay is recommended for all patients with Nikolsky sign and large erosions.
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- J Chanal
- Department of Dermatology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Groupe Hospitalier Henri-Mondor, 51 Avenue du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 94010, Créteil, France
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Zenke Y, Nakano T, Eto H, Koga H, Hashimoto T. A case of vancomycin-associated linear IgA bullous dermatosis and IgA antibodies to the α3 subunit of laminin-332. Br J Dermatol 2014; 170:965-9. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Y. Zenke
- Department of Dermatology; St Luke's International Hospital; 9-1 Akashi-cho Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-8560 Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; St Luke's International Hospital; 9-1 Akashi-cho Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-8560 Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; St Luke's International Hospital; 9-1 Akashi-cho Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-8560 Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; Kurume University School of Medicine and Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology; Kurume Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; Kurume University School of Medicine and Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology; Kurume Fukuoka Japan
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Sánchez-Borges M, Thong B, Blanca M, Ensina LFC, González-Díaz S, Greenberger PA, Jares E, Jee YK, Kase-Tanno L, Khan D, Park JW, Pichler W, Romano A, Jaén MJT. Hypersensitivity reactions to non beta-lactam antimicrobial agents, a statement of the WAO special committee on drug allergy. World Allergy Organ J 2013; 6:18. [PMID: 24175948 PMCID: PMC4446643 DOI: 10.1186/1939-4551-6-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2013] [Accepted: 09/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Antibiotics are used extensively in the treatment of various infections. Consequently, they can be considered among the most important agents involved in adverse reactions to drugs, including both allergic and non-allergic drug hypersensitivity [J Allergy Clin Immunol 113:832–836, 2004]. Most studies published to date deal mainly with reactions to the beta-lactam group, and information on hypersensitivity to each of the other antimicrobial agents is scarce. The present document has been produced by the Special Committee on Drug Allergy of the World Allergy Organization to present the most relevant information on the incidence, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, possible mechanisms, and management of hypersensitivity reactions to non beta-lactam antimicrobials for use by practitioners worldwide.
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- Mario Sánchez-Borges
- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Department, Centro Médico-Docente La Trinidad, Caracas, Venezuela.
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Kakar R, Paugh H, Jaworsky C. Linear IgA bullous disease presenting as toxic epidermal necrolysis: a case report and review of the literature. Dermatology 2013; 227:209-13. [PMID: 24135381 DOI: 10.1159/000353584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2012] [Accepted: 06/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A 91-year-old female presented with widespread skin sloughing and bullae clinically mimicking toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). The patient was on multiple antibiotics, including vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam. Histopathology and direct immunofluorescence were consistent with a diagnosis of linear IgA bullous disease (LABD). In a PubMed review of the literature from 1975 to the present, there have been 15 cases of LABD presenting as TEN clinically and with characteristic linear IgA deposits on direct immunofluorescence studies. Vancomycin and phenytoin were the most commonly implicated medications. Twelve patients saw a resolution or healing of skin lesions after discontinuation of the implicated medication. There were, however, 5 patients who died of complications related to their comorbidities. It is important to include LABD in the differential diagnosis when evaluating patients who clinically present with TEN.
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- Rohit Kakar
- Department of Dermatology, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Following a motor vehicle accident, a 70-year-old white female was admitted with lower limb fractures that required operative repair. The postoperative course was complicated by sepsis. Vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam were initiated empirically. Five days later, she developed a pruritic maculopapular rash in the groin and axilla. The rash progressed to a non-hemorrhagic vesicles and bullae on an erythematous base and spread to involve the trunk, palms and the inner aspects of the lips. Skin biopsy and direct immunofluorescence testing were consistent with vancomycin-induced linear IgA bullous dermatosis. Vancomycin was stopped with complete resolution of the lesions in the subsequent 2 weeks. Being aware of vancomycin-induced linear IgA bullous dermatosis in patients who develop a blistering skin rash while receiving this antibiotic should lead to timely interventions. Stopping vancomycin promptly and encouraging early skin biopsy to confirm the diagnosis will prevent disease progression and avoid unnecessary costs and suffering.
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- Pradeep K Selvaraj
- Faisal Khasawneh, MD, 1400 S. Coulter ST., Amarillo, Texas, United States, T: +806-354-5480, F: +806-354-5765,
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Hernández N, Borrego L, Soler E, Hernández J. Dermatosis ampollosa inducida por inmunoglobulina A lineal con clínica de síndrome DRESS por sulfasalazina. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2011.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Acute blistering diseases on the burn ward: Beyond Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis. Burns 2013; 39:1290-6. [PMID: 23597847 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2013.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2012] [Revised: 01/24/2013] [Accepted: 02/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis are on a spectrum of rare reactions primarily attributable to drugs. Timely diagnosis, cessation of the offending drug and burn center care are associated with favorable outcomes. Acute blistering disease has a wide differential diagnosis, including autoimmune bullous disease and other drug reactions. The aim of our study was to identify the final diagnosis in patients transferred for widespread blistering disease and to identify clinical features at admission predicting final diagnosis. METHODS We performed a 5-year retrospective chart review (2006-2011) of the clinical features at admission of patients transferred to a burn ward with widespread blistering disease. Clinical features at admission were compared between patients. RESULTS 12 patients had a final diagnosis of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome or Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis and 7 patients had an alternative final diagnosis. Skin detachment surface area at admission was superior in the Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis group. Presence of tense bullae and pustules was associated with an alternative final diagnosis. CONCLUSION Extensive skin detachment surface and morphological features (tense bullae, pustules) were statistically significant clinical clues to final diagnosis. Patients transferred for widespread blistering disease should be thoroughly evaluated in order to exclude other causes of acute blistering disease.
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Hernández N, Borrego L, Soler E, Hernández J. Sulfasalazine-induced linear immunoglobulin A bullous dermatosis with DRESS. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2013; 104:343-6. [PMID: 23562401 DOI: 10.1016/j.adengl.2011.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2011] [Accepted: 11/13/2011] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Linear immunoglobulin (Ig) A dermatosis is an immune-mediated bullous disease characterized by linear deposits of IgA along the basal membrane. While usually idiopathic, it can occasionally be induced by drug exposure. We report the case of a 60-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis being treated with sulfasalazine who developed linear IgA dermatosis and drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS). The dermatosis and associated symptoms resolved following withdrawal of the drug and treatment with systemic corticosteroids for 2 months. This is the first report of sulfasalazine-induced linear IgA dermatosis in association with DRESS and we believe that sulfasalazine should be added to the list of drugs that can cause linear IgA dermatosis.
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- N Hernández
- Servicio de Dermatología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno Infantil de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain.
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BACKGROUND Linear IgA bullous dermatosis (LABD) is an acquired autoimmune sub-epidermal vesiculobullous disease characterized by continuous linear IgA deposit on the basement membrane zone, as visualized on direct immunofluorescence microscopy. LABD can affect both adults and children. The disease is very uncommon, with a still unknown incidence in the South American population. MATERIALS AND METHODS All confirmed cases of LABD by histological and immunofluorescence in our hospital were studied. RESULTS The confirmed cases were three females and two males, aged from 8 to 87 years. Precipitant events associated with LABD were drug consumption (non-steroid inflammatory agents in two cases) and ulcerative colitis (one case). Most of our patients were treated with dapsone, resulting in remission. DISCUSSION Our series confirms the heterogeneous clinical features of this uncommon disease in concordance with a larger series of patients reported in the literature.
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- Mauricio Sandoval
- Department of Dermatology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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van der Steen LP, Bakema JE, Sesarman A, Florea F, Tuk CW, Kirtschig G, Hage JJ, Sitaru C, van Egmond M. Blocking Fcα receptor I on granulocytes prevents tissue damage induced by IgA autoantibodies. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 189:1594-601. [PMID: 22802416 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1101763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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IgA represents the most prominent Ab class at mucosal surfaces and the second most prevalent Ab in human blood after IgG. We recently demonstrated that cross-linking of the granulocyte IgA FcR (FcαRI) by IgA induces a chemotactic-driven positive-feedback migration loop, hereby amplifying recruitment of granulocytes to IgA deposits. Therefore, we postulated that aberrant IgA-Ag complexes, which can be found in tissues in IgA-mediated diseases, are responsible for tissue damage by inducing continuous granulocyte migration and activation. Using an IgA-dependent skin-blistering disease as a model system, we demonstrated colocalization of FcαRI-positive granulocyte infiltrates with IgA in cryosections of lesional skin of patients suffering from this disease. Furthermore, we showed granulocyte migration to IgA deposits injected in human skin explants and in murine skin of FcαRI transgenic mice in vivo. Importantly, ex vivo migration and tissue damage were inhibited by blocking FcαRI, indicating that these events are dependent on the interaction of IgA autoantibodies with FcαRI. Thus, interrupting the granulocyte migration loop by blocking FcαRI reduces tissue damage in diseases with aberrant IgA-immune complexes. As such, our results may lead to development of new therapies for IgA-mediated chronic inflammatory diseases, hereby decreasing severe morbidity and improving quality of life for these patients.
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- Lydia P van der Steen
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, VU University Medical Center, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Fortuna G, Salas-Alanis JC, Guidetti E, Marinkovich MP. A critical reappraisal of the current data on drug-induced linear immunoglobulin A bullous dermatosis: A real and separate nosological entity? J Am Acad Dermatol 2012; 66:988-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2011] [Revised: 09/08/2011] [Accepted: 09/20/2011] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Ingen-Housz-Oro S. Dermatose à IgA linéaire : revue de la littérature. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2011; 138:214-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2011.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2010] [Accepted: 01/06/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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[Verapamil-induced linear IgA disease mimicking toxic epidermal necrolysis]. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2011; 138:302-6. [PMID: 21497257 DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2010.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2010] [Revised: 08/30/2010] [Accepted: 10/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Linear IgA bullous dermatosis is a rare auto-immune bullous dermatitis characterized by linear IgA deposits in the basal membrane zone. Clinical diagnosis may be difficult due to the various clinical presentations mimicking bullous pemphigoid, pemphigus, erythema multiforme or toxic epidermal necrolysis. Linear IgA may be idiopathic or due to drugs, particularly vancomycin. PATIENTS AND METHODS We describe a 91-year-old woman treated with verapamil for coronary disease who developed an eruption presenting as a toxic epidermal necrolysis, although the diagnosis was amended after direct immunofluorescence revealed IgA deposits in the basal membrane zone. DISCUSSION Ours appears to be the first reported case of verapamil-induced linear IgA bullous dermatosis.
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Thong BYH. Update on the management of antibiotic allergy. ALLERGY, ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH 2010; 2:77-86. [PMID: 20358021 PMCID: PMC2846744 DOI: 10.4168/aair.2010.2.2.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2009] [Accepted: 10/19/2009] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Drug allergy to antibiotics may occur in the form of immediate or non-immediate (delayed) hypersensitivity reactions. Immediate reactions are usually IgE-mediated whereas non-immediate hypersensitivity reactions are usually non-IgE or T-cell mediated. The clinical manifestations of antibiotic allergy may be cutaneous, organ-specific (e.g., blood dyscracias, hepatitis, interstitial nephritis), systemic (e.g., anaphylaxis, drug induced hypersensitivity syndrome) or various combinations of these. Severe cutaneous adverse reactions manifesting as Stevens Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) may be potentially life-threatening. The management of antibiotic allergy begins with the identification of the putative antibiotic from a detailed and accurate drug history, complemented by validated in-vivo and in-vitro allergological tests. This will facilitate avoidance of the putative antibiotic through patient education, use of drug alert cards, and electronic medical records with in-built drug allergy/adverse drug reaction prescription and dispensing checks. Knowledge of the evidence for specific antibiotic cross-reactivities is also important in patient education. Apart from withdrawal of the putative antibiotic, immunomodulatory agents like high-dose intravenous immunoglobulins may have a role in TEN. Drug desensitization where the benefits outweigh the risks, and where no alternative antibiotics can be used for various reasons, may be considered in certain situations. Allergological issues pertaining to electronic drug allergy alerts, computerized physician prescriptions and decision support systems, and antibiotic de-escalation in antimicrobial stewardship programmes are also discussed.
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- Bernard Yu-Hor Thong
- Department of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
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JIN K, NAKANO H, AKASAKA E, ROKUNOHE D, MINAGAWA S, ISHII N, HASHIMOTO T, SAWAMURA D. Linear immunoglobulin A bullous dermatosis possibly induced by mefenamic acid. J Dermatol 2010; 37:269-71. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.00811.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Panasiti V, Rossi M, Devirgiliis V, Curzio M, Bottoni U, Calvieri S. Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid-induced linear immunoglobulin A bullous dermatosis: case report and review of the literature. Int J Dermatol 2009; 48:1006-10. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.04104.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Khan I, Hughes R, Curran S, Marren P. Drug-associated linear IgA disease mimicking toxic epidermal necrolysis. Clin Exp Dermatol 2009; 34:715-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.03011.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Marzano AV, Ramoni S, Spinelli D, Alessi E, Berti E. Refractory linear IgA bullous dermatosis successfully treated with mycophenolate sodium. J DERMATOL TREAT 2009; 19:364-7. [DOI: 10.1080/09546630801958246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Klein A, Wenzel S, Messmer E, Landthaler M, Vogt T. Lineare IgA-Dermatose mit Augenbeteiligung in Assoziation mit Colitis ulcerosa. Hautarzt 2009; 61:55-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s00105-009-1737-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Senanayake SN, Hardman DT, Miller AC. Case of vancomycin-induced linear Immunoglobulin A bullous dermatosis. Intern Med J 2008; 38:607. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01714.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Evolution. Am J Med 2008; 121:583-5. [PMID: 18589054 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2008] [Revised: 04/03/2008] [Accepted: 04/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Kang MJ, Kim HO, Park YM. Vancomycin-induced Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Ann Dermatol 2008; 20:102-6. [PMID: 27303171 DOI: 10.5021/ad.2008.20.2.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2006] [Accepted: 03/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Linear IgA bullous dermatosis (LABD) is a rare autoimmune bullous disease that can either occur without any apparent cause or be induced by the administration of certain drugs, the most common of which is vancomycin. We present a case of a 45-year-old woman who was diagnosed with vancomycin-induced LABD by the presence of a characteristic linear band of IgA along the basement membrane zone on direct immunofluorescence microscopy. Our patient showed complete recovery after a 2-week period during which vancomycin administration was discontinued.
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- Min Ju Kang
- Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Korea, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Korea, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Korea, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Carr DR, Houshmand E, Heffernan MP. Approach to the acute, generalized, blistering patient. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 26:139-46. [PMID: 18070680 DOI: 10.1016/j.sder.2007.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This article discusses the approach to the acute, generalized, blistering patient from the perspective of the dermatologic consultant. Initially, a case is presented, followed by a discussion of the relevant evaluation, differential diagnosis, and treatment options.
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- David R Carr
- Division of Dermatology, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45408-1445, USA
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Polat M, Lenk N, Kürekçi E, Oztaş P, Artüz F, Alli N. Chronic bullous disease of childhood in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: possible induction by a drug. Am J Clin Dermatol 2008; 8:389-91. [PMID: 18039023 DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200708060-00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Linear IgA disease is characterized by the presence of linear IgA deposits in the basement membrane zone of the skin, and circulating basement membrane zone antibodies are detected in 80% of cases. The disease occurs in both adults and children, and is designated adult linear IgA disease in the former and chronic bullous disease of childhood (CBDC) in the latter. We describe a 5-year-old boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission, in whom CBDC developed after treatment with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (cotrimoxazole). To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of possible drug-induced CBDC.
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- Muhterem Polat
- First Dermatology Department, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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Prey S, Sparsa A, Boumediene A, Bonnetblanc JM, Weinbreck P, Denes E. [Cutaneous drug reactions induced by glycopeptides]. Med Mal Infect 2007; 37:270-4. [PMID: 17434698 DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2007.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2006] [Accepted: 03/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Glycopeptides are a class of antibiotics used with a rising frequency because of the increasing number of infections due to Methicillin-resistant staphylococci. The dermatological adverse effect of vancomycin are well-known: "red man syndrome", maculopapular exanthema, etc., with some distinctive features such as Ig A linear dermatosis. Drug eruptions are less common but not insignificant when using teicoplanin, a more recent molecule. A given glycopeptide cannot be considered as an alternative for every patient "allergic" to another, because of cases of cross-reaction and the morbi-mortality of some cutaneous drug reactions. This emphasizes the importance to recognize early clinical signs. In this article, we review the various dermatological adverse drug reactions induced by glycopeptides, and suggest a possible management to clinicians who could be confronted with this problem.
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- S Prey
- Service de dermatologie, CHU Dupuytren, 2, avenue Martin-Luther-King, 87042 Limoges cedex, France.
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Coelho S, Tellechea O, Reis JP, Mariano A, Figueiredo A. Vancomycin-associated linear IgA bullous dermatosis mimicking toxic epidermal necrolysis. Int J Dermatol 2007; 45:995-6. [PMID: 16911399 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02752.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Polder K, Wang C, Duvic M, Diwan AH, Parks D, Jankov A, Walker PL, Tong AT, Bull J, Dang NH. Toxic epidermal necrolysis associated with denileukin diftitox (DAB389IL-2) administration in a patient with follicular large cell lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2005; 46:1807-11. [PMID: 16263585 DOI: 10.1080/10428190500233764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Denileukin diftitox (DAB(389)IL-2 or Ontak) is a synthetic fusion protein with demonstrated efficacy in a number of lymphoproliferative disorders, including non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. We report the case of a 45-year-old man with progressive follicular large cell lymphoma following an autologous stem cell transplant treated with denileukin diftitox who developed a fatal skin rash associated with extensive erythema, edema and large bullae involving his entire body. The clinical features and pathology were compatible with toxic epidermal necrolysis. This is the first reported case of toxic epidermal necrolysis in the literature associated with denileukin diftitox.
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- Kristel Polder
- Memorial Hermann Hospital, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX, USA
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Hertl-Yazdi MS, Hertl M. Bull�se Arzneimittelexantheme. Hautarzt 2005; 56:16-23. [PMID: 15625601 DOI: 10.1007/s00105-004-0873-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Bullous drug exanthems are clinically characteristic, usually severe cutaneous and mucosal drug hypersensitivity reactions. Commonly, they appear 5-14 days after onset of drug treatment. Therapy of choice is to avoid the culprit drug and systemic administration of glucocorticoids. A key element in the immune pathogenesis of bullous drug exanthems is presumably the activation of cytotoxic CD8(+) T lymphocytes which recognize drug metabolites as nominal antigens. These compounds form spontaneously (e.g. penicillins) or are metabolized by cytochrome P450-dependent enzymes (sulfonamides). The diagnosis of bullous drug exanthems is primarily based on skin tests and in vitro-techniques. Among the skin tests, prick as well as patch tests are important. Patch tests can be also applied at the former skin lesion in fixed drug eruption. In vitro techniques include analysis of drug-specific IgE (only available for anti-penicillin, anti-sulfamethoxazole) and cellular tests with the patients' lymphocytes (lymphocyte transformation test-LTT).
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- M S Hertl-Yazdi
- Klinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie, Zentrum für Hautkrankheiten, Philipps-Universität Marburg
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