Baboon syndrome

Julia Nowowiejska; Anna Baran; Iwona Flisiak

doi:10.5114/ada.2020.98721

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Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii

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Letter to the Editor

Baboon syndrome

Julia Nowowiejska

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,

Anna Baran

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,

Iwona Flisiak

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Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland

Adv Dermatol Allergol 2022; XXXIX (2): 413-415

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ada.2020.98721

Online publish date: 2020/10/13

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‘Baboon syndrome’ (BS) is a term primarily used to describe a mercury-induced skin eruption after previous sensitization to this chemical element, which was introduced in 1984 by Andersen et al. [1, 2]. This term is related to the clinical picture of confluent erythematous lesions involving buttocks which resemble red buttocks of baboons [3, 4]. Since then, there have been multiple case reports considering this clinical description but taking into account various pathogenesis: drug-induced and non-drug induced (allergenic and non-allergenic). Therefore, a great confusion regarding this term occurred and some researchers have tried to review this syndrome creating a new classification [2].

Baboon syndrome

Julia Nowowiejska 1 , Anna Baran 1 , Iwona Flisiak 1

Julia Nowowiejska

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,

Anna Baran

¹

,

Iwona Flisiak

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