Superficial gyrate erythema as a cutaneous reaction to alendronate for osteoporosis

Alendronate is a bisphosphonate compound used to treat diseases of pathologic bone resorption. Cutaneous reactions to this medication are rare. We report the case of a superficial gyrate erythema that occurred as a reaction to weekly alendronate therapy used in the treatment of postmenopausal osteop...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2003-06, Vol.48 (6), p.945-946
Hauptverfasser:	High, Whitney A., Cohen, Jack B., Wetherington, Wesley, Cockerell, Clay J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Alendronate - adverse effects Alendronate - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Diseases of the osteoarticular system Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment Erythema - chemically induced Erythema - pathology Female Humans Medical sciences Osteoporosis - drug therapy Osteoporosis. Osteomalacia. Paget disease Pharmacology. Drug treatments Toxicity: skin, dermoskeleton
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Zusammenfassung:	Alendronate is a bisphosphonate compound used to treat diseases of pathologic bone resorption. Cutaneous reactions to this medication are rare. We report the case of a superficial gyrate erythema that occurred as a reaction to weekly alendronate therapy used in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. (J Am Acad Dermatol 2003;48:945-6.)
ISSN:	0190-9622 1097-6787
DOI:	10.1067/mjd.2003.245