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Case Reports
. 2020 Jun 23;8(10):2049-2050.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3055. eCollection 2020 Oct.

Naltrexone-induced drug eruption

Johannes Heck  1   2 , Katharina Burda  2   3 , Thomas Hillemacher  2   4 , Stefan Bleich  2 , Dirk O Stichtenoth  1 , Adrian Groh  2
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Naltrexone-induced drug eruption

Johannes Heck et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Treatment of alcohol dependence with oral naltrexone may elicit an urticarial rash and angioedema. Acute spontaneous urticaria and an allergic reaction to an excipient represent important differential diagnoses.

Keywords: dermatology; pharmacology; psychiatry.

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