Disease or Syndrome
drug eruption
drug e·rup·tion
Subclass of:
Drug Allergy; Dermatitis
Definitions related to drug eruptions:
  • Adverse cutaneous reactions caused by ingestion, parenteral use, or local application of a drug. These may assume various morphologic patterns and produce various types of lesions.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (drug skin rash) An eruption in the skin due to exposure to a pharmacologic substance.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Drug rashes are a side effect of a drug that manifests as a skin reaction. Drug rashes usually are caused by an allergic reaction to a drug.
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
  • Drug eruptions can mimic a wide range of dermatoses. The morphologies are myriad and include morbilliform (most common, see image below), urticarial, papulosquamous, pustular, and bullous.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
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