Symptoms
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Cause
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Pimples and red areas that appear most often on the face, shoulders, and chest
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Anabolic steroids, corticosteroids, bromides, iodides, lithium, isoniazid, phenytoin, phenobarbital, vitamins B-2, B-6, and B-12
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Red, scaly skin that may thicken and peel and affect the entire body
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Antibiotics that contain sulfa, barbiturates, isoniazid, penicillins, and phenytoin
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A dark red or purple rash that reacts at the same site each time a drug is taken
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Antibiotics and phenolphthalein (found in certain laxatives)
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Raised, itchy, red bumps
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Aspirin, certain medicine dyes, penicillins, and many other medicines
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A flat, red rash that may include pimples similar to the measles
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Antibiotics, blood pressure medicines, and contrast dye are among more common medicines, but any medicine can cause this rash
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Purple areas on the skin, often on the legs
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Some blood thinners (anticoagulants) and water pills (diuretics)
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Blisters or a hive-like rash on the lining of the mouth, vagina, or penis that can spread all over the body
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Antibiotics that have sulfa, other antibiotics, barbiturates, penicillins, and certain medicines used for seizures and diabetes
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