Korean J Dermatol.  1987 Apr;25(2):176-182.

Clinical Study of Hospitalized Patients with Drug Eruption During a 10-Year Period (1976~1985)

• Shin KS
• Cho KH
• Lee YS

Abstract

The study comprises 127 inpatients with drug eruption, treated at the Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University Hospital, during a 10-year period. The results are summarized as follows: 1. Out of 1,434 dermatologic inpatients, 127(8. 9%) patients were diagnosed as drug eruption. 2. The cutaneous manifestations of drug eruptions in the order of frequency were as follows: exanthematous eruption, urticaria, erythema multiforme, Stevens Johnson syndrome, TEN, exfoliative dermatitis, fixed drug eruption and purpura. 3. Antibiotics and antimicrobials were the most common causative agents followed by antipyretics and analgesics, CNS depressant drugs and herb drugs. 4. The 5 most common drugs causing drug eruptions were ampicillin, acetyl salicylic acid, diphenylhydantoin, sulfonamide and phenacetin.

Keyword

Drug eruption; Inpatient

MeSH Terms

Ampicillin
Analgesics
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antipyretics
Dermatitis, Exfoliative
Dermatology
Drug Eruptions*
Erythema Multiforme
Humans
Inpatients
Phenacetin
Phenytoin
Purpura
Salicylic Acid
Seoul
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Urticaria
Ampicillin
Analgesics
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antipyretics
Phenacetin
Phenytoin
Salicylic Acid