Diseases

Drug Eruptions

Adverse cutaneous reactions caused by ingestion, parenteral use, or local application of a drug. These may assume various morphologic patterns and produce various types of lesions.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Adverse cutaneous reactions caused by ingestion, parenteral use, or local application of a drug. These may assume various morphologic patterns and produce various types of lesions.

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25 entry terms
  • Dermatitis Medicamentosa
  • Dermatitis, Adverse Drug Reaction
  • Drug Eruption
  • Eruption, Drug
  • Eruptions, Drug
  • Maculopapular Drug Eruption
  • Maculopapular Exanthem
  • Morbilliform Drug Reaction
  • Morbilliform Exanthem
  • Drug Eruption, Maculopapular
  • Drug Eruptions, Maculopapular
  • Drug Reaction, Morbilliform
  • Drug Reactions, Morbilliform
  • Eruption, Maculopapular Drug
  • Eruptions, Maculopapular Drug
  • Exanthem, Maculopapular
  • Exanthem, Morbilliform
  • Exanthems, Maculopapular
  • Exanthems, Morbilliform
  • Maculopapular Drug Eruptions
  • Maculopapular Exanthems
  • Morbilliform Drug Reactions
  • Morbilliform Exanthems
  • Reaction, Morbilliform Drug
  • Reactions, Morbilliform Drug

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

93; was DERMATITIS MEDICAMENTOSA 1963-92; DRUG ERUPTIONS was see DERMATITIS MEDICAMENTOSA 1975-92, was see under DERMATITIS MEDICAMENTOSA 1971-74

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  1. C17.800w.174w.600w
  2. C25.100w.468w.380w

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WR 165

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Drug Eruptions. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003875. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003875
  2. Drug Eruptions. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_eruption
  3. Drug Eruptions. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q718675