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Lichenoid eruption induced by low dose captopril.

Abstract
A patient with congestive cardiac failure developed a rash following captopril treatment. The clinical and histological features were consistent with a lichenoid eruption. The rash spontaneously resolved without any treatment three months after captopril was discontinued.
AuthorsS S Wong, C C Long, P J Holt
JournalActa dermato-venereologica (Acta Derm Venereol) Vol. 72 Issue 5 Pg. 358-9 (Sep 1992) ISSN: 0001-5555 [Print] Sweden
PMID1361283 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Captopril
Topics
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Captopril (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
  • Drug Eruptions (etiology)
  • Female
  • Heart Failure (drug therapy)
  • Humans
  • Lichenoid Eruptions (chemically induced, pathology)
  • Skin (pathology)

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