Drug-induced alterations in pigmentation are relatively common, resulting from a variety of endogenous and exogenous pigments, and can be of significant cosmetic concern to the patient. Causes of Drug-Induced Pigmentation
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Drug-Induced Acute Urticaria, Angioedema, Edema, and AnaphylaxisDrug-Induced Acute Urticaria, Angioedema, Edema, and Anaphylaxis
Drug-induced urticaria and angioedema occur due to a variety of mechanisms and are characterized clinically by transient wheals and larger edematous areas that involve the dermis and subcutaneous tissue (angioedema).
Drug Hypersensitivity SyndromeDrug Hypersensitivity Syndrome
Hypersensitivity syndrome is an idiosyncratic adverse drug reaction that begins acutely in the first 2 months after initiation of drug and is characterized by fever, severe disease with characteristic infiltrated
DonovanosisDonovanosis
Donovanosis is a mildly contagious, chronic, indolent, progressive, autoinoculable, ulcerative disease involving the skin and lymphatics of the genital and perianal areas. Causes of Donovanosis Poorly understood. Mildly contagious. Repeated
Disseminated Intravascular CoagulationDisseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a widespread blood clotting disorder occurring within blood vessels, associated with a wide range of clinical circumstances (bacterial sepsis, obstetric complications, disseminated malignancy, massive trauma),
Disseminated Gonococcal InfectionDisseminated Gonococcal Infection
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection(DGI) ia a systemic infection that follows the hematogenous dissemination of the gonococcus from infected mucosal sites to skin, tenosynovium, and joints and is characterized by fever, petechial
Disseminated CryptococcosisDisseminated Cryptococcosis
Systemic cryptococcosis is a systemic mycosis acquired by the respiratory route, with the primary focus of infection in the lungs, and with occasional hematogenous dissemination, characteristically to the meninges, and