A Rare Skin Rash: Linezolid-Induced Purpuric Drug Eruption without Vasculitis in a Puerto Rican Man.

BACKGROUND Cutaneous adverse drug reactions are the skin's response to a systemic exposure to drugs. Linezolid is an oral oxazolidine used to treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections. Even though it has well-known adverse effects, purpuric cutaneous adverse drug reactions to linezolid have been scarcely described.

Treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum: A multicenter survey-based study assessing satisfaction and quality of life.

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) lacks consensus regarding treatment, and no prior studies assess treatment satisfaction in PG. The objective of this study was to determine patient-reported satisfaction in the treatment of PG, and associations with satisfaction. Methodology was a multicenter cross-sectional survey for patients who received systemic medication(s) to treat PG.