Exfoliative dermatitis drug eruption

Exfoliative dermatitis refers to severe dermatitis caused by drugs, which manifests as redness and swelling of the skin and exfoliation with severe systemic symptoms. For severe types of drug eruption. The rash is mostly measles-like or scarlet-like at first, and then quickly merges into a slice. The whole body skin is diffusely flushed and swollen, bright red to brown-red, and there are a lot of desquamation in the future. In the former, the scaling of hands and feet is like gloves or socks (sleeve-type peeling), and the scaling of the trunk is deciduous. It can last for about 1 month, and both the hair and fingernails can fall off; the latter may have blisters and widespread Erosion, especially the wrinkled area.

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