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Published on: October 12, 2012
Vancomycin-induced linear IgA bullous dermatosis: associations
Ana Gameiro1, Miguel Gouveia, Oscar Tellechea
1Coimbra University Hospital, Coimbra.
Unlabelled:
Linear IgA bullous dermatosis (LABD) is a rare autoimmune blistering disease. LABD is considered mostly idiopathic, butsome cases have been reported to be drug-induced, mainly associated with vancomycin (VCM).We present two cases of LABD possibly associated with VCM used for cardiac surgery prophylaxis; in the presented cases, the eruptions occurred only after VCM withdrawal, therefore leaving a question about the relationship between VCM and LABD in these cases.We reviewed previous reports of VCM-induced LABD and analyzed the following parameters: gender, age, recent medical history, concurrent medication, latency period, progression after withdrawal, time to resolution, treatment, and rechallenge.
Results:
The causal relationship between VCM and LABD was often unclear; patients frequently had concurrent medication and symptoms frequently began and/or progressed after VCM withdrawal. Among the 46 reviewed patients in addition to our two cases (n=48), 20 (42%) had recent history of cardiac procedure, cardiac infection, congestive heart failure, or aortic aneurism.
Conclusion:
Further investigation is needed to ascertain the association between LABD, VCM, and heart disease.
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