[Cutaneous drug eruption at hospital in Bamako]

The incidences of cutaneous drug eruption constitute a real public health problem.

The aim of this study was to describe the cutaneous drug eruption in Gabriel Touré Hospital in Bamako.

This is a prospective longitudinal study from 1 July 2005 to August 31, 2006. The study included patients with a lesion cutaneous Contemporary taking medication, without other cause and consent.

We included 61 cases of toxdermies. The mean age was 28 ± 14.8 years with extremes of 18 and 77 years. The sex ratio was 2.4 for women. Self-medication was most often found in 51% of cases. The fixed drug eruption (EPF) with 26 cases (30.6%); acne with 23 cases (27%), erythema multiforme with 14 cases (16.5%) are the predominant manifestations toxidermy. The causative drugs are molecules with 12.6% with analgesics, NSAIDs with 12.6%, 13.6% with ARVs; sulfonamides with 9.5% with 7.4% beta-lactam; anticonvulsants with 5.2%. The therapeutic management was simple for minor forms. Severe forms have been hospitalized and often the help of intensive care and ophthalmology. Mortality was 2.3%.

The toxidermy exist in Mali with a frequency more and more increasing. We recommend the systematic toxidermy consultations especially among HIV patients in Mali.