Acetaminophen-induced generalized fixed drug eruption in a 5-year-old girl

Giovanni Genovese; Carlo Gelmetti; Cristina Spigariolo; Cristiana Colonna

doi:10.1111/pde.14161

Acetaminophen-induced generalized fixed drug eruption in a 5-year-old girl

Pediatr Dermatol. 2020 Jul;37(4):756-758. doi: 10.1111/pde.14161. Epub 2020 Apr 13.

Authors

Giovanni Genovese^{1

2}, Carlo Gelmetti^{1

2}, Cristina Spigariolo^{1

2}, Cristiana Colonna¹

Affiliations

¹ Dermatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
² Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.

PMID: 32285521
DOI: 10.1111/pde.14161

Abstract

Acetaminophen is one of the most widely prescribed analgesic drugs. Fixed drug eruption, especially the pigmenting type, is reported in literature as a possible adverse event to acetaminophen in child. We hereby present a case of generalized fixed drug eruption due to acetaminophen intake in a 5-year-old dark-skinned child.

Keywords: acetaminophen; drug reaction; generalized fixed drug eruption.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acetaminophen* / adverse effects
Child
Child, Preschool
Drug Eruptions* / diagnosis
Drug Eruptions* / etiology
Female
Humans

Substances

Acetaminophen