ORPHA:293173
Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis
Also known as: AGEP · Pustular drug eruption · Toxic pustuloderma
Publications
2,417
Trials
0
Interventional, condition-specific
Researchers
967
Distinct authors in sample
Gene link
—
Readiness
1/6
Stages with a signal
Clinical definition (Orphanet)
A rare hypersensitivity reaction characterized by the rapid development of numerous, nonfollicular, sterile, pinhead-sized pustules on an erythematous base, predominantly occurring on the trunk, intertriginous and flexural areas, with rare, mostly oral, mucosal involvement. Fever, peripheral blood leukocytosis, and mild eosinophilia are accompanying features. Systemic involvement, with hepatic, renal or pulmonary dysfunction, occasionally occurs. Onset usually occurs 1-12 days after administration of the causal medication and is most frequently associated with beta‐lactam antibiotics, macrolides (including pristinamycin and clindamycin), diltiazem, terbinafine, (hydroxy‐)chloroquine but many other medications have also been implicated. Histology reveals spongiform, subcorneal and/or intraepidermal, pustules but this pattern is not specific (same in pustular psoriasis).
How rare: How common this is has not been clearly measured.
Cross-references
Joined from Mondo / Orphanet. MeSH labels may enter searches; UMLS / OMIM / NCIT are stored for reference.
- MONDO:0017384
- MeSH:D056150
- UMLS:C0877055
- NCIT:C112122
Additional Mondo synonyms (2)
pustular drug eruption · toxic pustuloderma
Research stages
Trial readiness signals
Where this condition sits on an open-data research pipeline — not how close a treatment is, and not medical advice. Empty stages often mean “not in these databases under this Mondo ID,” not “impossible.”
1/6 stages with a signal
Research-stage checklist from open sources (GenCC, literature, Monarch when enriched, ClinicalTrials.gov). Not a prognosis or care recommendation.
- Gene identifiedNot found
No GenCC disease–gene assertion in this build
- LiteraturePresent
2,417 matched papers (1,602 in last 10 years) Source
- Phenotype characterisedNot checked
Not yet enriched from Monarch / HPO
- Animal modelNot checked
Not yet enriched from Monarch / Alliance
- Orphan designationNot checked
FDA/EMA orphan-drug designation not enriched yet
- Interventional trialNot found
No matched interventional trial under our ClinicalTrials.gov rules
Biology
Genes and phenotypes
Gene–disease validity from GenCC, plus phenotypes and animal models joined from Monarch Initiative via Mondo ID — not a clinical diagnosis aid.
Do we know what causes it?
Not yet — the cause hasn't been pinned down in GenCC.
No strong gene–disease assertion joined for this Orphanet entity.
Phenotypes (Monarch / HPO)
Not enriched in this build — Monarch phenotype joins were not run for this record.
Animal models (Monarch / Alliance)
Not enriched in this build.
Literature
Is anyone studying this?
2,417
2,417 papers have been published on this condition. That is a real research literature — still far smaller than common diseases (breast cancer: over 700,000 papers). Median papers in the last 10 years for a rare disease in this dataset (publications denominator n=5449) is 41.
2,417 papers since the earliest indexed year in this search — median last-10-year count for a rare disease in this dataset is 41 (publications denominator n=5449).
1,602 in the last 10 years · low confidence
Phrase hits: 2,417 · MeSH hits: 45
Who's working on it?
967
Distinct author names in 200 sampled papers — named people below.
Who's working on it?
No interventional trial matched this name; these authors publish on it in the sampled literature — a practical starting point for contact.
- 01Phillips EJ5 papers · 2026
Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia.
Papers in Europe PMC - 02Korman AM4 papers · 2026
Department of Dermatology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
Papers in Europe PMC - 03Krantz MS4 papers · 2026
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.
Papers in Europe PMC - 04Chen J3 papers · 2025
Shandong Provincial Hospital for Skin Diseases & Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Papers in Europe PMC - 05Fisher K3 papers · 2026
Department of Dermatology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
Papers in Europe PMC - 06Gallardo M3 papers · 2026
Department of Dermatology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
Papers in Europe PMC - 07Kaffenberger BH3 papers · 2026
Department of Dermatology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. Electronic address: Benjamin.kaffenberger@osumc.edu.
Papers in Europe PMC - 08Lee S3 papers · 2026
Department of Dermatology, Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, Australia; Skin Health Institute, Carlton, VIC, Australia; Department of Dermatology, Eastern Health, Box Hill, VIC, Australia; School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Papers in Europe PMC - 09
- 10Meier-Schiesser B3 papers · 2025
Department of Dermatology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland; Faculty of Medicine, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Papers in Europe PMC
Clinical research
Is a treatment being tested?
0
interventional trials for this specific condition
No interventional trial testing a treatment matched this specific condition name. 3 observational studies did — shown below because natural-history and cohort work can be an important step toward a trial.
Data as of 27 July 2026
No matched interventional trials. This is true for 73% of diseases in the trials denominator (5114 of 7003). Here are the researchers publishing on it.
low confidence · 36.5th percentile (trials denominator)
Recruiting interventional trials
From the matched ClinicalTrials.gov set
No interventional trial testing a treatment was found for this specific condition name on ClinicalTrials.gov.
See who's working on it — people publishing on this disease are often the practical next contact when no trial is listed.
Observational and natural-history studies
3 observational studies match this condition. These do not test a treatment and are not counted in the interventional-trial headline, but they are genuine research: natural-history work often defines the endpoints needed for a future rare-disease trial, and families may be able to enroll.
None of the matched observational studies is currently listed as recruiting.
Where to find support
We do not yet link condition-specific patient organisations. These umbrella groups support undiagnosed and ultra-rare families:
India — NPRD
Last verified 2026-07-26This ORPHAcode is not on our curated NPRD list (direct or Mondo-parent match). That does not decide clinical eligibility; families in India should ask a notified Centre of Excellence about current coverage.
Hand-curated for this project. ORPHAcode mappings are best-effort and may be incomplete or imprecise for umbrella categories. Parent (Mondo) matches mean the policy lists a broader category — confirm eligibility with a Centre of Excellence. Financial entitlements summarised from public policy statements and may change. This is not official government guidance.
How we counted this
Europe PMC query (preferred label + any corrected label + Orphanet and Mondo exact synonyms, stoplisted; unioned with resolved MeSH labels when available). UMLS / OMIM / NCIT cross-references are stored on the overview but are not added to the query string.
"Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis" OR "Pustular drug eruption" OR "Toxic pustuloderma"
MeSH descriptor terms unioned into the query: Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis
ClinicalTrials.gov query (quoted phrases + MeSH via query.cond, plus recall-expansion terms when used):
"Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis" OR "Pustular drug eruption" OR "Toxic pustuloderma"
Study-type breakdown: 0 interventional · 3 observational · 0 expanded access. Only interventional studies enter the trial headline.
Query health: ok — strategies attempted: phrase, mesh; with hits: phrase, mesh
Run this search on ClinicalTrials.gov
Synonyms dropped by stoplist: AGEP
Confidence reasoning
- Preferred label is multi-word and distinctive
- 1 synonym(s) dropped by stoplist (may under-count)
- No label/synonym collisions with other diseases in this corpus
- Publication count (2417) is extremely high with unknown/missing prevalence — treat as possible over-matching, not proven research intensity
Ingested 2026-07-27T12:19:43.020Z