Acetaminophen-induced cellulitis-like fixed drug eruption

• Main Authors: Neila Fathallah (Author), Chaker Ben Salem (Author), Raoudha Slim (Author), Lobna Boussofara (Author), Najet Ghariani (Author), Kamel Bouraoui (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acetaminophen is a widely used analgesic drug. Its adverse reactions are rare but severe. An 89-year-old man developed an indurated edematous and erythematous plaque on his left arm 1 day after acetaminophen ingestion. Cellulitis was suspected and antibiotictherapy was started but there was no impro...