[Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis]

Pediatrie. 1989;44(5):387-9.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The authors report the case of a young patient who developed an eruption resembling an acute generalized pustular dermatitis after amoxicillin therapy for a tonsillitis. The nosological distinctions between this clinical entity and pustular psoriasis are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Amoxicillin / adverse effects*
  • Amoxicillin / therapeutic use
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Drug Eruptions / etiology*
  • Exanthema / chemically induced*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Psoriasis / diagnosis
  • Tonsillitis / diagnosis
  • Tonsillitis / drug therapy

Substances

  • Amoxicillin