Paracetamol-induced fixed drug eruption presenting as eyelid skin necrosis
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2018-11
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All India Ophthalmological Society
Abstract
Fixed drug eruption (FDE) is a type of drug-induced cutaneous disorder that characteristically presents with recurrence of similar lesion at the same skin or mucosal site as a result of systemic exposure to a drug. Paracetamol is commonly prescribed analgesic-antipyretic agent in all age group of patients. FDE due to paracetamol is not very common but it is well reported in literature for all age groups. We report a case of a 7-year-old male with FDE due to paracetamol involving upper eyelid and presenting as an eyelid skin necrosis.
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Eyelid, fixed drug eruption (FDE), necrosis, paracetamol
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Kimmatkaar P, Das S, Gandhi A, Taneja V. Paracetamol-induced fixed drug eruption presenting as eyelid skin necrosis. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2018 Nov; 66(11): 1627-1629