Pseudoporphyria induced by nabumetone

J Krischer; F Scolari; M Kondo-Oestreicher; S Vollenweider-Roten; J H Saurat; M Pechère

doi:10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70507-4

Pseudoporphyria induced by nabumetone

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1999 Mar;40(3):492-3. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70507-4.

Authors

J Krischer¹, F Scolari, M Kondo-Oestreicher, S Vollenweider-Roten, J H Saurat, M Pechère

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, DHURDV, University Hospital Geneva, Switzerland.

PMID: 10071328
DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70507-4

Abstract

Nabumetone is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, which has only rarely been associated with photosensitivity. We report a case of bullous lesions arising over photoexposed areas in a patient treated with nabumetone.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / adverse effects*
Biopsy
Butanones / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Nabumetone
Photosensitivity Disorders / chemically induced
Photosensitivity Disorders / pathology
Porphyrias / chemically induced*
Porphyrias / pathology

Substances

Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Butanones
Nabumetone