Nicolau Syndrome due to Penicillin Injection: A Report of 3 Cases without Long-Term Complication
Nicolau syndrome (NS) or livedo-like dermatitis is a rare complication of injection of various medications such as penicillin. The pathophysiology of this events is not clear, but some hypotheses are suggested, such as sympathetic nerve stimulation, embolic occlusion, inflammation, or mechanical inj...
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| author | Sara Memarian Behdad Gharib Mohammd Gharagozlou Hosein Alimadadi Zahra Ahmadinejad Vahid Ziaee |
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| description | Nicolau syndrome (NS) or livedo-like dermatitis is a rare complication of injection of various medications such as penicillin. The pathophysiology of this events is not clear, but some hypotheses are suggested, such as sympathetic nerve stimulation, embolic occlusion, inflammation, or mechanical injury. In this paper we report 3 cases of NS following benzathine penicillin. Clinical symptoms improved in 2 cases during 2-month follow-up, but one of them had a residual necrosis in the distal phalanges of the toes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bf1d3c924abf45a0b4c223c805bcbe1e2025-02-03T06:11:25ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332016-01-01201610.1155/2016/90821589082158Nicolau Syndrome due to Penicillin Injection: A Report of 3 Cases without Long-Term ComplicationSara Memarian0Behdad Gharib1Mohammd Gharagozlou2Hosein Alimadadi3Zahra Ahmadinejad4Vahid Ziaee5Growth and Development Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranGrowth and Development Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranChildren’s Medical Center, Pediatric Center of Excellence, Tehran, IranChildren’s Medical Center, Pediatric Center of Excellence, Tehran, IranDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranChildren’s Medical Center, Pediatric Center of Excellence, Tehran, IranNicolau syndrome (NS) or livedo-like dermatitis is a rare complication of injection of various medications such as penicillin. The pathophysiology of this events is not clear, but some hypotheses are suggested, such as sympathetic nerve stimulation, embolic occlusion, inflammation, or mechanical injury. In this paper we report 3 cases of NS following benzathine penicillin. Clinical symptoms improved in 2 cases during 2-month follow-up, but one of them had a residual necrosis in the distal phalanges of the toes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9082158 |
| spellingShingle | Sara Memarian Behdad Gharib Mohammd Gharagozlou Hosein Alimadadi Zahra Ahmadinejad Vahid Ziaee Nicolau Syndrome due to Penicillin Injection: A Report of 3 Cases without Long-Term Complication Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Nicolau Syndrome due to Penicillin Injection: A Report of 3 Cases without Long-Term Complication |
| title_full | Nicolau Syndrome due to Penicillin Injection: A Report of 3 Cases without Long-Term Complication |
| title_fullStr | Nicolau Syndrome due to Penicillin Injection: A Report of 3 Cases without Long-Term Complication |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nicolau Syndrome due to Penicillin Injection: A Report of 3 Cases without Long-Term Complication |
| title_short | Nicolau Syndrome due to Penicillin Injection: A Report of 3 Cases without Long-Term Complication |
| title_sort | nicolau syndrome due to penicillin injection a report of 3 cases without long term complication |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9082158 |
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