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[Fixed drug-induced exanthema of the glans]
José María Sánchez Merino1, José Carlos López Pacios, Luis Parra Muntaner
1Servicio de Urología, Hospital del Bierzo, Ponferrada, León, España.
Objectives:
To claim attention on an relatively frequent adverse reaction to drugs affecting genitalia, therefore a reason for consultation to the Urology Department.
Methods:
We report a clinical case and a bibliographic review of this disease.
Results:
Fixed drug eruption is a cutaneous eruption secondary to drug intake that appears every time the drug is taken, always in the same location, being more common in hands and feet. The course of the disease is usually progressive with increasing number of lesions after each dose of drug taken.
Conclusions:
Relapsing lesions in the same spot is key for the proper diagnosis of this eruption. To forbid causing drug intake is the treatment of choice, although it may be necessary to administer local or even oral corticosteroids.