Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis associated with spider bite

Abstract: Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) is an acute febrile rash, usually induced by drugs, which recently has been linked to spider bite. We report a case of a male patient, 48 years old, with an erythematous rash accompanied by fever and small non-follicular pustules. He report...

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Published in:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Main Authors: Laura de Mattos Milman, Giana Paula Müller, Paulo Ricardo Martins Souza, Aline Barcellos Grill, Deise Louise Bohn Rhoden, Carlos Augusto Mello-da-Silva, Gerson Vettorato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2016-08-01
Subjects:
Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis
Arachnid vectors
Spider venoms
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962016000400524&tlng=en
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Summary:Abstract: Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) is an acute febrile rash, usually induced by drugs, which recently has been linked to spider bite. We report a case of a male patient, 48 years old, with an erythematous rash accompanied by fever and small non-follicular pustules. He reported previous pain in the buttock with the onset of a necrotic plaque. The lesion was compatible with spider bite of the genus Loxosceles. According to the EuroSCAR group instrument, the patient scored +10 indicating definite diagnosis of AGEP. As the patient had a compatible lesion and had no other triggers of AGEP, in an Loxosceles endemic area, the AGEP would be associated with spider bite, as described in other publications.
ISSN:0365-0596

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