{"title":"The Use of Etanercept in the Palliative Treatment of a Patient With Generalised Bullous Fixed Drug Eruption.","authors":"Olga Pawlik, Timothy Cowan, Andrew Miller","doi":"10.1111/ajd.14577","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Generalised Bullous Fixed Drug Eruption (GBFDE) is a subtype of Fixed Drug Eruption (FDE) characterised by the development of generalised blisters on the background of dusky macules. There is no gold standard treatment, but the condition is conventionally managed with supportive care, topical and oral steroids and occasionally ciclosporin. We describe the case of a 75-year-old female with GBFDE, who demonstrated a rapid halt in disease progression and re-epithelialisation following a single dose of etanercept. This case highlights the potential role of etanercept in the management of GBFDE.</p>","PeriodicalId":8638,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Australasian Journal of Dermatology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajd.14577","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"DERMATOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Generalised Bullous Fixed Drug Eruption (GBFDE) is a subtype of Fixed Drug Eruption (FDE) characterised by the development of generalised blisters on the background of dusky macules. There is no gold standard treatment, but the condition is conventionally managed with supportive care, topical and oral steroids and occasionally ciclosporin. We describe the case of a 75-year-old female with GBFDE, who demonstrated a rapid halt in disease progression and re-epithelialisation following a single dose of etanercept. This case highlights the potential role of etanercept in the management of GBFDE.
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Australasian Journal of Dermatology is the official journal of the Australasian College of Dermatologists and the New Zealand Dermatological Society, publishing peer-reviewed, original research articles, reviews and case reports dealing with all aspects of clinical practice and research in dermatology. Clinical presentations, medical and physical therapies and investigations, including dermatopathology and mycology, are covered. Short articles may be published under the headings ‘Signs, Syndromes and Diagnoses’, ‘Dermatopathology Presentation’, ‘Vignettes in Contact Dermatology’, ‘Surgery Corner’ or ‘Letters to the Editor’.