A patient with Staph endocarditis (not yet speciated) who has been receiving the antibiotic shown above for 3 days develops the rash shown below. Mucosal surfaces are spared. A dermatologist takes a biopsy and the pathologist notes linear IgA deposition at the dermal-epidermal junction of the basement membrane zone.
Challenge: Discontinuation of the drug leads to resolution of the rash - what drug is it?
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we would use vancomycin for the staph endocarditis. but pemphigoid like adverse reaction? hmm..
vancomycin-induced bullous pemphigoid
close! this is a rare reaction, i've never actually seen it
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Bug Juice
This is vancomycin-related linear IgA bullous dermatosis, a rare autoantibody-mediated skin reaction.
Sources: UpToDate; Wikipedia.
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