DOI: 10.12890/2021_003029

Symmetrical Drug-related Intertriginous and Flexural Exanthema (Baboon Syndrome)

Authors

  • Olinda Lima Miranda Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Senhora da Oliveira, Guimaraes, Portugal
  • João Martins Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Senhora da Oliveira, Guimaraes, Portugal
  • Ângela Almeida Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Senhora da Oliveira, Guimaraes, Portugal
  • Mariana Formigo Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Senhora da Oliveira, Guimaraes, Portugal
  • Olga Pereira Dermatology Department, Hospital Senhora da Oliveira, Guimaraes, Portugal
  • Margarida Rocha Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Senhora da Oliveira, Guimaraes, Portugal
  • Jorge Cotter Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Senhora da Oliveira, Guimaraes, Portugal

olinda_16@hotmail.com

Keywords

Baboon syndrome, symmetrical drug-related intertriginous and flexural exanthema, amoxicillin, penicillin

Abstract

Baboon syndrome, also called symmetrical drug-related intertriginous and flexural exanthema (SDRIFE), is an erythematous maculopapular rash that presents in skin folds in a symmetrical pattern. This condition may develop after the patient starts a particular agent. Treatment consists of stopping the associated trigger and medicating with topical or systemic corticosteroids.
A 30-year-old man with odynophagia, otalgia and fever was prescribed amoxicillin. He developed erythematous and pruriginous lesions in the cubital fossa and inguinal regions. He attended the emergency department (ED) where he was prescribed penicillin. Lesions continued to progressively worsen with a bilateral symmetrical pattern in the axillary region and later in the nape folds, popliteal regions, and on the perineum and buttocks. The patient presented to the ED for a second time, where he was diagnosed with baboon syndrome and prescribed topical steroids with clear improvement.

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Published

2021-12-02

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 12 (2021)

How to Cite

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Lima Miranda O, Martins J, Almeida Â, Formigo M, Pereira O, Rocha M, et al. Symmetrical Drug-related Intertriginous and Flexural Exanthema (Baboon Syndrome). EJCRIM [Internet]. 2021 Dec. 2 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];8(12). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/3029

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