L27.0-1
DESCRIPTION
Dark coloured round macules that can occur anywhere on the body following the ingestion of a medicine to which the patient has become allergic.
They recur on the same spot and increase in number with each successive attack.
In the acute stage they are itchy, red around the edge or even bullous.
GENERAL MEASURES (all patients)
Stop the offending medicine.
MEDICINE TREATMENT (all patients)
Acute/active stage
- Hydrocortisone 1%, topical, apply daily for 5 days.
REFERRAL
Widespread eruptions.