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Drug-Induced Bullous Disease

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Drug-Induced Bullous Disease

  • Signs
  1. Variable, insidious onset from time of offending medication exposure
  2. Variable distribution (may occur anywhere)
  3. Bullae of variable consistency (tense or flaccid) and size (large or small)
  4. Erosions (unroofed bullae)
  • Differential Diagnosis
  • Management
  1. Eliminate offending agent
  2. Consider Corticosteroids
  • References
  1. Jhun and DeClerck in Herbert (2015) EM:Rap 15(2): 9-11