Bullous Drug Reaction

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Bullous drug reaction most commonly refers to a drug reaction in the erythema multiforme group.:129 These are uncommon reactions to medications, with an incidence of 0.4 to 1.2 per million person-years for toxic epidermal necrolysis and 1.2 to 6.0 per million person-years for Stevens–Johnson syndrome.:129 The primary skin lesions are large erythemas (faintly discernible even after confluence), most often irregularly distributed and of a characteristic purplish-livid color, at times with flaccid blisters.:554

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  • Skin lesion
  • List of cutaneous conditions