Multifocal bullous fixed drug eruption mimicking Stevens-Johnson syndrome

Ranju Rai; Rajesh Jain; Inderjeet Kaur; Bhushan Kumar

Multifocal bullous fixed drug eruption mimicking Stevens-Johnson syndrome

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2002 May-Jun;68(3):175-6.

Authors

Ranju Rai¹, Rajesh Jain, Inderjeet Kaur, Bhushan Kumar

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India.

PMID: 17656930

Abstract

The overlapping clinical features of fixed drug eruption (FDE), Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) make differentiation between them difficult, especially if FDE is multifocal and extensive. We present a case of multifocal bullous FDE mimicking SJS.