A haemorrhagic bullous eruption of the hands caused by phenylbutazone: a report of 3 cases
Millard, L.G.
Acta Dermato-Venereologica 57(1): 83-86
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5555 PMID: 74176 Document Number: 112859
Three patients developed a hemorrhagic eruption on the hands after taking phenylbutazone. The reaction appeared with 2 wk of taking the drug and is probably an allergic capillaritis. All patients showed generalized capillary fragility with a positive Hess test which became negative within a week of stopping the drug. A mechanism is suggested for the development and distribution of the blisters.