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Fixed drug eruption due to colchicine
K Mochida1, H Teramae, T Hamada
1Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland)
|January 1, 1996
Summary
A case study reports a fixed drug eruption caused by colchicine. A man experienced a genital rash after taking colchicine, which recurred upon re-exposure.
Area of Science:
- Dermatology
- Pharmacology
Background:
- Fixed drug eruptions (FDEs) are localized, recurrent cutaneous reactions to specific medications.
- Colchicine is a medication commonly used for gout and familial Mediterranean fever, but its potential to cause FDEs is less frequently reported.