drug eruption

drug eruption definition - medical

drug eruption

noun
An eruption caused by ingestion, injection, inhalation, or insertion of a drug, often a result of allergic sensitization. Also called dermatitis medicamentosa, dermatosis medicamentosa, drug rash.

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