What is Ioderma?
Ioderma is an idiopathic reaction characterized by acneiform, vesicular pustular, hemorrhagic, or urticarial lesions. Other systemic side effects of SSKI include urticaria, fever, eosinophilia, jaundice, pruritus, angioedema, and bronchospasm. High-dose steroid is the therapy of choice, with prompt regression of the symptomatology.
Jaydira Del Rivero, Craig Cochran, Francesco S. Celi, Acute Ioderma: an Uncommon Serious Adverse Event Associated with Saturated Solution of Potassium Iodide Treatment, AACE Clinical Case Reports, Volume 4, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 127-130, ISSN 2376-0605, https://doi.org/10.4158/EP171942.CR.
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