Fixed drug eruption. A brief review

Arch Dermatol. 1984 Apr;120(4):520-4.

Abstract

Fixed drug eruption (FDE) is a distinctive variant of drug-induced dermatoses with characteristic recurrence at the same site of the skin or mucous membranes. The clinical and laboratory features of FDE are reviewed herein and possible pathogenetic mechanisms are discussed.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Drug Eruptions* / etiology
  • Drug Eruptions* / immunology
  • Drug Eruptions* / pathology
  • Drug Eruptions* / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Skin / ultrastructure
  • Skin Transplantation