Generalized bullous fixed drug eruption

Generalized bullous fixed drug eruption
Other namesBullous drug eruption, multilocular bullous fixed drug eruption: 554 
Drug eruption: Bullous dermatitis medicamentosa caused by sulfathiazole.
SpecialtyDermatology

Generalized bullous fixed drug eruption (GBFDE) most commonly refers to a drug reaction in the erythema multiforme group.: 129  These are uncommon reactions to medications, with an incidence of 0.4 to 1.2 per million person-years for toxic epidermal necrolysis and 1.2 to 6.0 per million person-years for Stevens–Johnson syndrome.: 129  The primary skin lesions are large erythemas (faintly discernible even after confluence), most often irregularly distributed and of a characteristic purplish-livid color, at times with flaccid blisters.: 554 

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