Non-drug related acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis, an entity to remember
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https://doi.org/10.29176/2590843X.985Keywords:
Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis, nasopharyngitis, virus diseasesAbstract
Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis is an infrequent entity, 90% of the cases are associated with the ingestion of drugs. Scarce reports exist regarding non drug-related acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis, the trigger factors described are virus or bacterias, usually as causal agents of upper respiratory tract infections.
We present the case of a 19-year old patient who developed superficial pustules starting in the main folds and then becoming generalized, after suffering from an episode of nasopharyngitis, with skin biopsy compatible with acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis, fulfilling diagnostic criteria according to EuroSCAR for such pathology.
Since there was a history of an upper respiratory tract infection, with no previous drug intake, the former is considered to be the cause of the clinical case described.
Author Biographies
María Fernanda Ordóñez
Médica dermatóloga, Hospital Militar Central, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Daniela Giraldo
Médica, residente de Dermatología, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Martha Patricia Robayo
Médica dermatóloga, Hospital Militar Central, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
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