Overview
Medications can cause many different types of skin reactions. This particular appearance is called a "fixed drug eruption". This type of reaction typically happens in the same location when the person uses the same medication again.
Review Date 1/23/2022
Updated by: Stuart I. Henochowicz, MD, FACP, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical School, Washington, DC. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.