a. Classification of drug eruptions by pathogenesis
1. Immunologic drug reactions
2. Non-immunologic drug-induced skin reactions
b. Classification of drug eruptions by characteristic skin features
c. Methods of identifying the causative drug
d. Specific types of drug-induced skin reactions
1. Fixed drug eruption (FDE)
2. Adverse drug reactions in skin that can result in death
1) Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)
2) Drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome
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