Symmetrical cutaneous rash in two women

Gionathan Orioni; Maria Camila Velez-Pelaez; Michela V R Starace; Vera Tengattini; Emanuel Raschi; Michelangelo La Placa

doi:10.1002/ccr3.8877

Symmetrical cutaneous rash in two women

Clin Case Rep. 2024 Apr 30;12(5):e8877. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8877. eCollection 2024 May.

Authors

Gionathan Orioni^{1

2}, Maria Camila Velez-Pelaez¹, Michela V R Starace^{1

2}, Vera Tengattini¹, Emanuel Raschi^{2

3}, Michelangelo La Placa^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Dermatology Unit IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna Bologna Italy.
² Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna Bologna Italy.
³ Pharmacology University of Bologna Bologna Italy.

Abstract

Symmetrical drug-related intertriginous and flexural exanthema, commonly known as "baboon syndrome" due to its typical involvement of the gluteal area, is an erythematous symmetrical rash associated with systemic drug administration.

Keywords: SDRIFE; baboon syndrome; doxorubicin; drug reaction; systemic contact dermatitis.

Publication types

Case Reports