Recognizing Drug Hypersensitivity in Pigmented Skin. [Review]
Recognizing Drug Hypersensitivity in Pigmented Skin. [Review]
- 2022
The imagery of pigmented skin is underrepresented in teaching materials such as textbooks, journals, and online references, and this has resulted in poorer diagnostic and management outcomes of skin pathology, including delayed cutaneous drug hypersensitivity reactions. In this review, we use clinical images to highlight factors that impact clinical presentations and sequelae of drug hypersensitivity reactions in pigmented skin compared with nonpigmented skin. We describe clinical features in some anatomic sites that aid diagnosis or are associated with more severe sequelae. Finally, we discuss strategies that may aid the diagnosis and management of these reactions in pigmented skin. Copyright ♭ 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
English
0889-8561
10.1016/j.iac.2022.01.005 [doi] S0889-8561(22)00005-4 [pii]
*Drug Hypersensitivity
Drug Hypersensitivity/di [Diagnosis]
Drug Hypersensitivity/th [Therapy]
Humans
Skin
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Dermatology
Journal Article
Review
The imagery of pigmented skin is underrepresented in teaching materials such as textbooks, journals, and online references, and this has resulted in poorer diagnostic and management outcomes of skin pathology, including delayed cutaneous drug hypersensitivity reactions. In this review, we use clinical images to highlight factors that impact clinical presentations and sequelae of drug hypersensitivity reactions in pigmented skin compared with nonpigmented skin. We describe clinical features in some anatomic sites that aid diagnosis or are associated with more severe sequelae. Finally, we discuss strategies that may aid the diagnosis and management of these reactions in pigmented skin. Copyright ♭ 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
English
0889-8561
10.1016/j.iac.2022.01.005 [doi] S0889-8561(22)00005-4 [pii]
*Drug Hypersensitivity
Drug Hypersensitivity/di [Diagnosis]
Drug Hypersensitivity/th [Therapy]
Humans
Skin
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Dermatology
Journal Article
Review