Solve exciting clinical cases specific to your field of interest via Docplexus’ clinical case challenge. In this ‘Pharmacology Case Challenge’ , join your fellow doctors to discuss and answer today’s question regarding ‘sore rash with pustules’. A 41-year-old woman presented with fever and mild malaise. She complains of a sore rash with pustules appearing on her trunk and limbs over the past 24 hours. Medical history She was previously fit with no history of previous skin problems.
There is no family history of note. She had been taking a herbal preparation over the past few months but this had stopped 3 weeks ago. She is currently taking a course of penicillin prescribed by her GP 3 days earlier. Examination The patient has a temperature and looks unwell. She has a widespread erythema over her trunk and limbs that is studded with multiple, small monomorphic pustules (Image attached).…