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Illustrations
Fixed drug eruption
Medications can cause many skin reactions. This particular appearance is called a "fixed drug eruption" and was caused by a reaction to ceftazidime. This type of reaction typically recurs in exactly the same location when the person takes the same medication again. Update Date:
08/06/2008
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Stuart I. Henochowicz, MD, FACP, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical School. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Dermatitis, contact

Dermatitis, pustular contact

Drug rash, Tegretol

Fixed drug eruption

Fixed drug eruption, bullous

Fixed drug eruption on the cheek

Drug rash on the back

Antibodies

Anaphylaxis

Hives

Allergic reactions to medication

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