Vancomycin-associated linear IgA bullous dermatosis mimicking toxic epidermal necrolysis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Vancomycin is the most frequent trigger of drug-induced linear IgA bullous dermatosis. We describe a fulminant case of linear IgA bullous dermatosis in a 74-year-old man who experienced skin sloughing of 90% of his body surface after receiving vancomycin.
Medical subject headings
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous
- Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
- Vancomycin