Introduction: Flagellate erythema is a distinctive morphologic reaction pattern recognized by whiplash-like pruritic erythematous eruption. It is usually encountered in patients receiving bleomycin. Only one case of docetaxel-induced flagellate erythema is reported in the literature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction/background: Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms reaction (DRESS) syndrome is a serious, potentially life-threatening drug side effect associated with more and more drugs. However, antipsychotics have rarely been involved in such condition.
Case Report: We report here a suspected case of chlorpromazine induced DRESS syndrome in a 33-year-old woman with a history of allergic rhinitis and bipolar disorder who has reported an unexplored generalized skin eruption after taking chlorpromazine 10 years before.