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Case Reports
. 2017 Feb;32(2):221-222.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-016-3900-2. Epub 2016 Oct 19.

Metoprolol-induced Total Body Erythroderma

Jeffrey B Doyon  1 , Kristina J Liu  2 , Rebecca A Berman  3
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Metoprolol-induced Total Body Erythroderma

Jeffrey B Doyon et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Feb.
No abstract available

Keywords: beta-blocker; drug reaction; erythroderma; psoriasis.

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The authors declare that they do not have a conflict of interest.

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On presentation, the patient had total body erythroderma and generalized scaling (a and b). After treatment with systemic cyclosporine and topical steroids for 4 weeks, the patient had a significant improvement in the micaceous scale on her scalp (c), and the total body erythroderma almost completely resolved (c and d)
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