Reticulated multifocal fixed drug eruption due to mefenamic acid - a new morphological pattern.
Author(s): Dar NR, Masood S, Mustafvi SA
Affiliation(s): Department of Dermatology, Combined Military Hospital, Bahawalpur Cantt., Pakistan. nasser_dar@yahoo.com
Publication date & source: 2005-09, J Coll Physicians Surg Pak., 15(9):562-3.
Publication type: Case Reports
Fixed drug eruption is a heterogeneous pattern of cutaneous reaction to certain drugs. Different morphological patterns of fixed drug eruption can occur. We describe a new morphology of fixed drug eruption showing a reticulated pattern as a result of ingestion of mefenamic acid and discuss the possible mechanism underlying such an appearance.
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