Drug Eruption to Rosuvastatin With Recurrence on Simvastatin: A Case Report

J Cutan Med Surg. 2018 May/Jun;22(3):359-361. doi: 10.1177/1203475418756376. Epub 2018 Feb 3.

Authors

Ian T Y Wong¹, Yuanshen Huang², Youwen Zhou²

Affiliations

¹ 1 Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
² 2 Department of Dermatology & Skin Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

PMID: 29400079
DOI: 10.1177/1203475418756376

No abstract available

Keywords: cross-reactivity; fixed drug eruption; lichenoid drug eruption; rosuvastatin; simvastatin.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Drug Eruptions* / etiology
Drug Eruptions* / pathology
Female
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / adverse effects*
Lichenoid Eruptions* / chemically induced
Lichenoid Eruptions* / pathology
Middle Aged
Mouth Mucosa / pathology
Recurrence
Rosuvastatin Calcium / adverse effects*
Simvastatin / adverse effects*
Skin / pathology
Thigh / pathology

Substances

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Rosuvastatin Calcium
Simvastatin