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- Title
Maculopapular rash due to delayed‐type hypersensitivity from bismuth salts.
- Authors
Gratacós Gómez, Alejandro Raúl; Joyanes Romo, Juana Bautista; Meneses Sotomayor, Jaime Vinicio; González Jimenez, Oscar Marcelo; Palacios Cañas, Alberto; Gómez Torrijos, Elisa
- Abstract
Angry back, bismuth, case report, delayed-type hypersensitivity, gastric ulcer, Helicobacter pylori, maculopapular rash, patch tests Therefore, both drugs were re-tested, on separate skin locations, eventually allowing us to identify Pylera, and ultimately its bismuth component, as the actual culprit drug.4 In conclusion, we present the extensive workup, including some pitfalls, of a rare case of a delayed-type hypersensitivity, presenting as a generalized micro-maculopapular rash skin eruption, attributed to bismuth salts. Keywords: angry back; bismuth; case report; delayed-type hypersensitivity; gastric ulcer; Helicobacter pylori; maculopapular rash; patch tests EN angry back bismuth case report delayed-type hypersensitivity gastric ulcer Helicobacter pylori maculopapular rash patch tests 228 229 2 02/24/22 20220301 NES 220301 Bismuth compounds, historically used in the topical treatment of leg ulcers, and occasionally present in eye ointments,1 are nowadays used perorally to treat gastrointestinal disease (eg, stomach ulcers).1 CASE REPORT A 42-year-old nonatopic man had been diagnosed with infection due to I Helicobacter pylori i .
- Subjects
BISMUTH; DUODENAL ulcers; ALLERGIES; SALTS; HELICOBACTER pylori infections; BISMUTH compounds
- Publication
Contact Dermatitis (01051873), 2022, Vol 86, Issue 3, p228
- ISSN
0105-1873
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/cod.14009