• Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.111-116
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• 2003

Drug Eruption refers to an adverse effect which is unintentionally given rise to by dosage, injection, inhalation, suppository and ointment, etc. Hereby this report is about a remedial value of Gwaghyangjungkisan which was prescribed for a 78 year-old male featuring Soeumin who had suffered from papular eruption after taking a medicine composed of extract of gingko leaves.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.405-411
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• 1995

Lichenoid drug eruption is lichenoid skin eruptions caused by certain drugs and compounds, and can be identical or similiar to lichen planus. A 75-year-old woman who had taken antituberculosis medication(INH, ethambutol, rifampin) for 4 months developed pruritic generalized erythematous papular eruptions on the trunk and extremities, alopecia and nail dystropy. Histopathologic findings were hyperkeratosis, hypergranulosis, hydrophic degenaration of basal layer, band like lymphohistiocytic infiltration in the upper dermis and perivascular lymphohistiocytic infiltration in the deep dermis. She was treated with systemic corticosteroid, and then skin lesion were slightly improved. After termination of antituberculosis medication, skin lesions were markedly improved with residual hyperpigmentation. Alopecia and nail dystrophy were also improved.