Research Article

Fixed Drug Eruption in Children: a 24-Year, Single-center, Retrospective Cohort Study from Turkey

Volume: 21 Number: 2 September 20, 2021
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Fixed Drug Eruption in Children: a 24-Year, Single-center, Retrospective Cohort Study from Turkey

Abstract

Objective: Fixed drug eruption (FDE), although a common type of drug eruption affecting all ages, has rarely been reported in children. This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of pediatric patients with FDE diagnosed in a tertiary referral center from Turkey. Material and Methods: A single-center, retrospective cohort study based on the analysis of data of patients with an established diagnosis of FDE between 1996-2019, using standard forms prepared for the purpose of precise clinical documentation. Results: The overall prevalence of pediatric FDE was 10.4% (n=22/212). Cotrimoxazole was the leading sensitizer before 2003, whereas non- steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (mainly naproxen) predominated thereafter. Phenobarbital in suppositories for fever was another important cause of pediatric FDE in younger children. The most frequently involved site was the trunk (68.2%), followed by the lips (54.5%), and extremities (45.5%). Cotrimoxazole was the leading causative agent in every location, except for phenobarbital in perioral area. Oral mucosa was involved in 36.4% of the patients, mainly with multiple lesions involving inner lip mucosa (75.0%). Its major morphological form was bullous/erosive (50.0%). Genital mucosa was less commonly (31.8%) involved. Among 9 children with cotrimoxazole-induced FDE, 5 (55.6%) were positive for complete haplotype (HLA-A30 B13 Cw6) or separate antigens (HLA-A30 or HLA-Cw6), supporting a possible link between cotrimoxazole-induced FDE and HLA-A30. Conclusion: This study showed that FDE is a common type of drug eruption in the pediatric population. Clinical findings, drug-specific site involvement, and most common inducers of FDE in children seem to be largely similar to those in adults.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Paediatrics

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 20, 2021

Submission Date

April 21, 2021

Acceptance Date

August 3, 2021

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Year 2021 Volume: 21 Number: 2

APA
Babuna, G., & Özkaya, E. (2021). Fixed Drug Eruption in Children: a 24-Year, Single-center, Retrospective Cohort Study from Turkey. Çocuk Dergisi, 21(2), 142-148. https://doi.org/10.26650/jchild.2021.925276
AMA
1.Babuna G, Özkaya E. Fixed Drug Eruption in Children: a 24-Year, Single-center, Retrospective Cohort Study from Turkey. Çocuk Dergisi. 2021;21(2):142-148. doi:10.26650/jchild.2021.925276
Chicago
Babuna, Goncagül, and Esen Özkaya. 2021. “Fixed Drug Eruption in Children: A 24-Year, Single-Center, Retrospective Cohort Study from Turkey”. Çocuk Dergisi 21 (2): 142-48. https://doi.org/10.26650/jchild.2021.925276.
EndNote
Babuna G, Özkaya E (September 1, 2021) Fixed Drug Eruption in Children: a 24-Year, Single-center, Retrospective Cohort Study from Turkey. Çocuk Dergisi 21 2 142–148.
IEEE
[1]G. Babuna and E. Özkaya, “Fixed Drug Eruption in Children: a 24-Year, Single-center, Retrospective Cohort Study from Turkey”, Çocuk Dergisi, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 142–148, Sept. 2021, doi: 10.26650/jchild.2021.925276.
ISNAD
Babuna, Goncagül - Özkaya, Esen. “Fixed Drug Eruption in Children: A 24-Year, Single-Center, Retrospective Cohort Study from Turkey”. Çocuk Dergisi 21/2 (September 1, 2021): 142-148. https://doi.org/10.26650/jchild.2021.925276.
JAMA
1.Babuna G, Özkaya E. Fixed Drug Eruption in Children: a 24-Year, Single-center, Retrospective Cohort Study from Turkey. Çocuk Dergisi. 2021;21:142–148.
MLA
Babuna, Goncagül, and Esen Özkaya. “Fixed Drug Eruption in Children: A 24-Year, Single-Center, Retrospective Cohort Study from Turkey”. Çocuk Dergisi, vol. 21, no. 2, Sept. 2021, pp. 142-8, doi:10.26650/jchild.2021.925276.
Vancouver
1.Goncagül Babuna, Esen Özkaya. Fixed Drug Eruption in Children: a 24-Year, Single-center, Retrospective Cohort Study from Turkey. Çocuk Dergisi. 2021 Sep. 1;21(2):142-8. doi:10.26650/jchild.2021.925276