Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis induced by paracetamol. A case with severe hemodynamic disturbances

Dermatology. 1996;193(4):338-41. doi: 10.1159/000246286.

Abstract

We report on a 28-year-old Bangladesh man with acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis, induced by paracetamol. The patient presented with an erythematous and pustular eruption after taking 1 tablet of paracetamol for a sore throat. After intravenous administration of propacetamol hydrochloride (which is a prodrug of paracetamol), the rash became worse, showing a toxic epidermal necrolysis-like appearance and the patient suffered from severe hemodynamic disturbances. After discontinuation of propacetamol hydrochloride, the eruption cleared within 2 days. Prick testing performed in the patient revealed a positive reaction for propacetamol hydrochloride.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acetaminophen / adverse effects*
  • Acetaminophen / therapeutic use
  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / adverse effects*
  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / therapeutic use
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Drug Eruptions / etiology*
  • Drug Eruptions / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Patch Tests
  • Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous / chemically induced*

Substances

  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
  • Acetaminophen