EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS, CAUSATIVE DRUGS, AND DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGES OF FIXED DRUG ERUPTION IN ELDERLY PATIENTS: IS BULLOUS TYPE A MORE COMMON CLINICAL PHENOTYPE?

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Kobaner G. B., Ozkaya E.

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.84, no.4, pp.559-567, 2021 (ESCI)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 84 Issue: 4
• Publication Date: 2021
• Doi Number: 10.26650/iuitfd.2021.934957
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI
• Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Page Numbers: pp.559-567
• Keywords: Drug eruptions, aged, vesiculobullous skin diseases, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole drug combination, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, ornidazole, ORNIDAZOLE, FRAILTY
• Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the epidemi-ological and clinical features, causative drugs, and diagnostic challenges of Fixed drug eruption (FDE) in elderly patients.