Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages e41-e43 , August 2010

Acute patchy exanthematous pustulosis caused by sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim

  • Ivy Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Washington Hospital Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Ivy Lee, MD, Department of Dermatology, Washington Hospital Center, Georgetown University Hospital, 110 Irving St, NW 2B-44, Washington, DC 20010
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  • Maria Turner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dermatology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
    • ,
  • Chyi-Chia Richard Lee, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

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  5. Betto P, Germi L, Bonoldi E, Bertazzoni M. Acute localized exanthematous pustulosis (ALEP) caused by amoxicillin-clavulanic acid. Int J Dermatol. 2008;47:295–296

 Funding sources: None.

 Conflict of interest: None declared.

PII: S0190-9622(09)01443-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.11.008

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages e41-e43 , August 2010

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