Cellulitis-like fixed drug eruption attributed to paracetamol (acetaminophen)

M Mukhyaprana Prabhu; Smitha Prabhu; Pranay Mishra; Subeesh Palaian

Cellulitis-like fixed drug eruption attributed to paracetamol (acetaminophen)

Dermatol Online J. 2005 Dec 1;11(3):24.

Authors

M Mukhyaprana Prabhu¹, Smitha Prabhu, Pranay Mishra, Subeesh Palaian

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal. drprabhu@fewanet.com.np

PMID: 16409920

Abstract

Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is a widely used analgesic-antipyretic with consistent safety profile and very low incidence of side effects. We report a case of biopsy-confirmed fixed drug eruption associated with paracetamol and presenting like cellulitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acetaminophen / adverse effects*
Aged
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / adverse effects*
Cellulitis / chemically induced*
Cellulitis / pathology
Drug Eruptions / etiology*
Drug Eruptions / pathology
Female
Humans

Substances

Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Acetaminophen