DRUG‐INDUCED “INTERTRIGO”
DRUG‐INDUCED “INTERTRIGO”
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药物引起的“摩擦”
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-4362.1993.tb02837.x
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发表时间:
1993
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
S. Brenner
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文献类型:
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作者:
R. Wolf;Monika Elman;S. Brenner
A 28-year-old woman was admitted to our dermatoiogic outpatient clinical for evaluation of an erythematous erosive rash of 4 months duration in the intertriginous areas. The eruption had begun while she was hospitalized for the treatment of abortion fever. She had a spontaneous abortion of twins and developed postabortion septic fever. Her treatment included clindamycin, gentamicin sulfate, and cefazolin during hospitalization. It was then changed to doxycycline and metronidazole, which she continued to receive for several weeks. The patient's condition had been diagnosed elsewhere as Candida intertrigo, and although the microscopic examination with KOH and cultures on Sabouraud's agar were negative, she was being treated with cream containing isoconazole nitrate 10 mg and diflucortolone valerate 1/mg/G, and with a cream containing triamcinolone acetonide 1 mg, nystatine 100,000 units, neomycin base 2.5 mg and gramicidin. The eruption, however, not only failed to respond, but even got worse, inflamed and erosive. The skin condition failed to respond to various other topical treatments including antifungal and steroidal ointments. Our initial examination revealed symmetrical erythematous edematous erosive plaques in the inguinal, intergluteal axillar, and inframammary areas. Repeated microscopic examination with KOH and cultures on various culture media were negative. A patch test examination with the European Contact Dermatitis Research Group's standard battery of contact sensitizers showed an "angry back syndrome"; all the tests were positive even after 3 days. In view of the patch test results an adverse reaction to topical medications was suspected, and the patient was instructed to discontinue all medications and topical applications. The eruption, however, did not improve within 3 weeks. A biopsy specimen from a lesion showed hyperkeratosis, hypergranulosis, and acanthosis of the epidermis with elongation of the rete ridges. The dermis showed elongated and edematous papillae, enlarged and congested capillaries surrounded by mild chronic inflammatory cells. Since the usual and appropriate treatment for intertrigo failed to alleviate the skin condition, the possibility of an eruption to one of the patient's drugs was considered. She was instructed to discontinue the use of metronidazole, the only drug she had been taking at that time. In addition, two