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Photodistributed nifedipine-induced facial telangiectasia
1Department of Dermatology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, U.K.
The British Journal of Dermatology
|November 1, 1993
Abstract:
Five months after starting nifedipine (Adalat), two patients developed photodistributed facial telangiectasia, which became more noticeable with time. Neither patient complained of photosensitivity or flushing. Both patients reported a significant cosmetic improvement after discontinuing the drug. One commenced the closely related drug amlodipine 3 years later, with recurrence of telangiectasia. The photodistribution of the telangiectasia suggests a significant drug/light interaction.