Bullous pemphigoid developing during systemic therapy with chloroquine.

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Bullous pemphigoid has been reported to be induced or precipitated by systemic therapy with several drugs, including penicillamine, captopril, frusemide and ampicillin. We report an African male patient with sarcoidosis who was prescribed chloroquine for progressive dyspnoea. After 3 months he developed generalized pruritus which evolved into a widespread bullous eruption with acral targetoid lesions resembling...

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