Respiration. 1986;50(4):301-3.

Erythroderma and pneumonitis induced by penicillin?

Wengrower D, Tzfoni EE, Drenger B, Leitersdorf E.

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Penicillin and its derivatives are known to cause several dermatologic and pulmonary hypersensitivity reactions. This report describes a patient who presented with combined generalized exfoliative dermatitis and severe pneumonitis caused by penicillin and aggravated by ampicillin, methicillin and mezlocillin. Antibiotic challenges with penicillin caused immediate reappearance of the dermatological manifestation; reactivation of the pneumonitis was probably prevented by immediate discontinuation of the drug.

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