Drug Reaction, Staphylococcal Infection, Staphylococcal Pustulosis - DermAtlas

Contributor

Sarathi Padma

Diagnosis

drug reaction Staphylococcal infection Staphylococcal pustulosis

Body Site

back trunk

Age

62 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

scattered

Color

red

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

symmetric central (centrifugal - trunk predominant)

Comments

This 62-year-old woman with metastatic breast carcinoma developed urticaria following intravenous radiation therapy with bandronate and chemotherapy with trastuzumab, paclitaxel, and carboplatin. Two days later she developed pustules and crusted papules which grew Staphylococcus aureus and resolved with oral antistaphylococcal antibiotics.

Description

diffuse urticaria with excoriated papules, pustules, and crusted papules

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3/29/2009 19:05:16

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