A Rare Skin Rash: Linezolid-Induced Purpuric Drug Eruption without Vasculitis in a Puerto Rican Man

Marilee A. Tirú-Vega; Natalie Engel-Rodriguez; Nicole Rivera-Bobé; Carla N. Cruz-Díaz

doi:10.12659/AJCR.941725

05 December 2023: Articles

A Rare Skin Rash: Linezolid-Induced Purpuric Drug Eruption without Vasculitis in a Hispanic Male

Challenging differential diagnosis, Adverse events of drug therapy

Marilee A. Tirú-Vega ^A* , Natalie Engel-Rodriguez ^B , Nicole Rivera-Bobé ^B , Carla N. Cruz-Díaz ^D

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.941725

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e941725

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Figure 1. Photograph of the diffuse, non-blanchable purpuric macules and patches on the lower extremities of an 89-year-old man secondary to linezolid-induced purpuric drug eruption.

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A Rare Skin Rash: Linezolid-Induced Purpuric Drug Eruption without Vasculitis in a Hispanic Male

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