Solitary Fixed Drug Eruption Caused by Finasteride

    December 2008 in “ Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology ”
    Noritaka Oyama, Fumio Kaneko
    Studysummary This case report describes the first known instance of fixed drug eruption linked to finasteride, confirmed through an oral challenge test that reproduced symptoms at the same skin site.
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