Clindamycin-Induced Dermatitis and the Sparing Phenomenon: A Case Report.

Noah Gordon1, Michelle Zydeck1, Ruba Odeh2

  • 1Internal Medicine, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, USA.

Cureus
|October 3, 2025
PubMed
Summary

Drug-induced dermatitis, a T-cell reaction, can present with a rash sparing recent skin infections. This case shows clindamycin-induced rash avoiding a Pasteurella multocida cellulitis site.