Case Reports : Photodistributed Telangiectasia Induced by Amlodipine

Calcium channel blockers are widely used antihypertensive drugs, which are uncommonly associated with cutaneous reactions, such as pruritus, urticaria, or alopecia. Photosensitivity presenting with telangiectasia has rarely been described. We present here a case of photodistributed telangiectasia in...

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Published inAnnals of dermatology Vol. 23; no. s1; pp. 30 - 32
Main Authors Ji Won Byun, Chan Il Bang, Bo Hee Yang, Sung Hyub Han, Hee Jin Song, Hyeon Sook Lee, Jeong Hyun Shin, Gwang Seong Choi
Format Journal Article
LanguageKorean
Published 대한피부과학회 2011
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Amlodipine
Calcium channel blocker
Photodistributed telangiectasia
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Summary:Calcium channel blockers are widely used antihypertensive drugs, which are uncommonly associated with cutaneous reactions, such as pruritus, urticaria, or alopecia. Photosensitivity presenting with telangiectasia has rarely been described. We present here a case of photodistributed telangiectasia induced clinically by amlodipine and histologically by enlarged capillaries in the upper dermis without signs of vasculitis. (Ann Dermatol 23(S1) S30~S32, 2011)
Bibliography:The Korean Dermatological Association
ISSN:1013-9087
2005-3894