Concurrent Drug-induced Rowell Syndrome and Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis

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  • Yu-Han Alice Hsu Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8876-3405
  • Kuan-Yu Chu Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
  • Cheng-Che Eric Lan Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v106.adv-2026-0400

Keywords:

acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis, Rowell Syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, drug-induced lupus

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Published

2026-04-13

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Hsu, Y.-H. A., Chu, K.-Y., & Lan, C.-C. E. (2026). Concurrent Drug-induced Rowell Syndrome and Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 106, adv–2026. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v106.adv-2026-0400

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