Recurrent fixed drug eruption caused by citiolone

J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol. 1997 May-Jun;7(3):193-4.

Abstract

Citiolone (N-acetylhomocysteinethiolactone) is a thiolic-derived medication frequently used in Spain and in other countries as a mucolytic agent for the treatment of certain hepatic disorders. Mucolytic drugs have rarely been implicated in the fixed drug eruption etiology. We report on a patient who presented several episodes of fixed exanthema related to citiolone intake. The patch test with citiolone (10% in dimethyl sulfoxide) was negative. The diagnosis was confirmed by a positive controlled oral challenge test. Other mucolytic thiolic-derivatives (N-acetylcysteine) were tolerated by the patient, thus crossreactivity between these drugs seems to be unlikely.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acetylcysteine / adverse effects
  • Adult
  • Cross Reactions
  • Drug Eruptions / diagnosis
  • Drug Eruptions / etiology*
  • Expectorants / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Patch Tests
  • Recurrence
  • Single-Blind Method
  • Thiophenes / administration & dosage
  • Thiophenes / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Expectorants
  • Thiophenes
  • citiolone
  • Acetylcysteine