Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2018 Jan-Feb;9(1):55-57.
doi: 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_20_17.

Fixed Drug Eruption to Cetirizine: An Unusual Villain

Kenit P Ardeshna  1 , Shaurya Rohatgi  1 , Hemangi R Jerajani  1
Affiliations

Fixed Drug Eruption to Cetirizine: An Unusual Villain

Kenit P Ardeshna et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2018 Jan-Feb.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a and b) Multiple, well-circumscribed, round, hyperpigmented patches with surrounding erythema
Figure 2
Figure 2
Spongiosis, interface vacuolar changes, and pigmentary incontinence (H and E, ×40)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Perivascular inflammation and extravasated red blood cells (H and E, ×40)
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Naranjo CA, Busto U, Sellers EM, Sandor P, Ruiz I, Roberts EA, et al. A method for estimating the probability of adverse drug reactions. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1981;30:239–45. - PubMed
    1. Sehgal VN, Srivastava G. Fixed drug eruption (FDE): Changing scenario of incriminating drugs. Int J Dermatol. 2006;45:897–908. - PubMed
    1. Nigen S, Knowles SR, Shear NH. Drug eruption: Approaching the diagnosis of drug induced skin diseases. J Drugs Dermatol. 2003;2:278–99. - PubMed
    1. Shakouri, Alireza A, Bahna, Sami L. Hypersensitivity to antihistamines. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2013;34:488–96. - PubMed
    1. Kränke B, Kern T. Multilocalized fixed drug eruption to the antihistamine cetirizine. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2000;106:988. - PubMed