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Farideh Jowkar1, Mohammad Reza Namazi, Mohammad Bahmani
1Dermatology Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. jowkarf@sums.ac.ir
Objective:
Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA) is characterized by 2-3 mm erythematous papules that became vesiculopustular with hemorrhagic necrosis.
Method & Material:
A 45-year-old lady, a known case of parathyroid adenoma, presented with a generalized itchy skin rash starting four days after radiocontrast iodide injection.
Result:
There are some reports of provocation of PLEVA by tegafur and astemizole.
Conclusion:
We report for the first time the triggering of PLEVA by radiocontrast iodide injection.
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