| DRUG ERUPTION TYPE | COMMONLY IMPLICATED DRUGS | | Exanthems and urticarial reactions | Sulfonamides, penicillins, hydantoins, allopurinol, quinidine, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, barbiturates, carbamazepine, isoniazid, NSAIDs, and phenothiazine, as well as thiazide diuretics, aspirin, blood products, cephalosporins, dextran, opiates, radiocontrast dye, ranitidine, and vaccines | | Acneiform eruptions | Systemic steroids, topical steroids, lithium, oral contraceptives, and androgenic hormones | | Photo-induced | Tetracyclines, particularly demethylchlortetracycline and doxycycline; griseofulvin; certain diuretics such as HCTZ; sulfonylurea agents used to treat diabetes; NSAIDs; and phenothiazines | | Bullous eruptions | Penicillin, sulfonamides, vancomycin, captopril, iodides, gold, and furosemide | | Purpura | Anticoagulants and thiazides | | Vasculitic eruptions | Allopurinol, aspirin or other NSAIDs, cimetidine, gold, hydralazine, penicillin, phenytoin, propylthiouracil, quinolones, sulfonamide, tetracycline, and thiazides | | Erythema nodosum | Iodides, oral contraceptives, penicillin, gold, amiodarone, sulfonamides, and opiates | | Erythema multiforme major (Stevens-Johnson syndrome) and erythema multiforme minor | Sulfonamides, penicillins, tetracyclines, hydantoins, and barbiturates | | Fixed drug eruptions | Tetracyclines, sulfonamides, griseofulvin, barbiturates, phenolphthalein, and NSAIDs | | Contact dermatitis | Neomycin and preservatives in topical medications |
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