"Cutaneous adverse drug reactions" are not always drug-induced

Abstract

Cutaneous adverse drug reactions present as many different clinical symptoms which may be induced by triggers other than drugs. This review focuses on the non-drug causes of fixed "drug" eruptions, acute generalized erythematous pustulosis (AGEP), "drug" reactions with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) and Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), which may be induced by foods, xenobiotics, venoms etc...