A patch test confirmed phenobarbital-induced fixed drug eruption in a child.

A-10-year-old girl was referred to our department for multiple hyperpigmented plaques. One week previously, she had been given one suppository of acetylsalicylic acid - phenobarbital for fever. Twelve hours after the drug intake the child developed pruritic red plaques on the left thigh.

Carbamazepine-induced DRESS and HHV6 primary infection: the importance of skin tests.

A 34-year-old male with a 20-year history of epilepsy was treated with valproic acid and phenobarbital. As he had frequent convulsive fits, carbamazepine (CBZ) was added. Thirty-four days later, the patient developed hyperthermia, (39.

Sweet's syndrome associated with multiple myeloma.

Introduction: Sweet's syndrome (SS) is an acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis. It may be paraneoplastic in 10 to 20% of cases. Association with multiple myeloma (MM) is uncommon.

Acenocoumarol and vasculitis: a case report.

A 62-year-old woman was referred to the dermatology department for a history of fever, asthenia and cutaneous rash, which appeared after a 3-day course of digitalin and acenocoumarol for atrial fibrillation. The physical examination revealed multiple round confluent purpuric lesions over her entire legs with no blistering. Laboratory exams were all negative.

Risk factors for erysipelas of the leg in Tunisia: a multicenter case-control study.

Background: Risk factors for erysipelas (cellulitis) were rarely evaluated in controlled studies. Regional variations of these risk factors have never be assessed.

Objective: To assess risk factors for erysipelas of the leg in Tunisia.