Photodermatitis due to nifedipine: report of 2 cases

P Zenarola; S Gatti; M Lomuto

doi:10.1159/000247783

Photodermatitis due to nifedipine: report of 2 cases

Dermatologica. 1991;182(3):196-8. doi: 10.1159/000247783.

Authors

P Zenarola¹, S Gatti, M Lomuto

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, S. Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Rome, Italy.

PMID: 1831774
DOI: 10.1159/000247783

Abstract

We describe 2 cases of severe photosensitivity dermatitis following the use of nifedipine for arterial hypertension. In both cases casual rechallenge with nifedipine confirmed that this drug was the causative agent.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Drug Eruptions / etiology*
Drug Eruptions / pathology
Female
Humans
Hypertension / drug therapy
Middle Aged
Nifedipine / adverse effects*
Photosensitivity Disorders / chemically induced*
Photosensitivity Disorders / pathology

Substances

Nifedipine