TY - JOUR
AU - Li, Lin‐feng
AB - INTRODUCTIONBaboon syndrome,which was first described by Andersen et al1 in 1984,is characterized by the occurrence of diffuse and symmetric erythematous maculopapular eruption of the flexural areas, with a V‐shaped pattern on the medial thighs and diffuse erythema on the buttocks. Baboon syndrome is one of the typical manifestations of allergic contact dermatitis syndrome or systemic contact dermatitis (SCD), which can be induced by systemic contact to an allergen such as mercury, fragrance, nickel, and drugs in a sensitized individual. Symmetrical drug‐related intertriginous and flexural exanthema (SDRIFE) was recommended later to describe those similar reactions occurring after administration of systemic drugs.2 Different from allergic contact dermatitis syndrome, which may have systemic symptoms such as fever, SDRIFE usually do not have any systemic symptoms.3 As far as we know, SDRIFE/Baboon syndrome induced by traditional Chinese medicine has not been reported.CASE REPORTA 57‐years‐old male, ethnic Han Chinese, was admitted to our hospital 5 days after developing pruritic symmetrical lesions. The lesions appeared a day after he had taken an oral Chinese patent medicine Xi‐Huang capsule (the components are artificial bezoar, artificial musk, myrrh, frankincense) for arthralgia. Drug eruption was diagnosed and admitted in the hospital. History showed that he had contact dermatitis induced 
TI - Symmetrical drug‐related intertriginous and flexural exanthema/baboon syndrome induced by traditional Chinese medicine
JF - Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology
DO - 10.1111/jocd.14343
DA - 2022-05-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/symmetrical-drug-related-intertriginous-and-flexural-exanthema-baboon-fay9CByGP8
SP - 2200
EP - 2204
VL - 21
IS - 5
DP - DeepDyve
ER -