Fixed drug eruption associated with intravenous contrast media: report in a woman receiving iohexol
Wright, N.A.; Cohen, P.R.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology Jdd 10(7): 802-804
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 1545-9616 PMID: 21720665 Document Number: 12678
Fixed drug eruption, a medication-associated mucocutaneous reaction, rarely presents as a delayed adverse reaction to intravenous non-ionic contrast media. We describe a 57-year-old woman with a history of metastatic renal cell carcinoma who repeatedly developed a sharply demarcated, erythematous patch on her left breast after receiving the iodinated non-ionic contrast media iohexol for staging computed tomography scans. Recurrent fixed drug eruption may be avoided by using another contrast medium. Prophylactic treatment with systemic corticosteroids may prevent repeated fixed drug eruption if an alternative contrast agent cannot be used.
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