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Chih-Pin Chen, MD; Yung-Hsiang Hsu, MD; Song-Jen Hong, MD

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Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP), first named by Beylot et al¹ in 1980, is a clinical reaction pattern that is principally drug induced.^2-3 Its incidence is probably underestimated because many cases are either unrecognized or confused with pustular psoriasis.³ We report herein a case of AGEP caused by rifabutin, an antituberculous agent.

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A 58-year-old man with hypertension, coronary artery disease, and schizophrenia was admitted to our hospital for cervical nontuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis. He had a history of drug allergy to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole presenting as a generalized nonpustular exanthematous eruption. After 10 days of treatment with rifabutin, he developed a fever with temperatures up to 38°C accompanied by numerous nonfollicular sterile pustules on widespread edematous erythema over the trunk and all extremities without mucous membrane involvement (Figure 1).

Figure appears in full text version. Figure 1. Numerous nonfollicular pinhead sterile pustules on edematous and erythematous plaques over . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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