clindamycin, imipenem, vancomycin) because of the persistence of her chronic cellulitis skin lesions. Her immunosuppressive treatment was also modified and switched from prednisone to azathioprine. The later meticulous listing of her historical pharmacology revealed azathioprine to be the trigger of an AGEP. Take-home message: Late hypersensitivity reactions appear usually one to two weeks after the exposure to a new medication. A scrupulous medical history helps to identify potential causative

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... drugs in most cases. Although AGEP remains to be a rare disease, it has an excellent prognosis if identified and treated correctly by removing the responsible molecule. http://dx.