The patient has been prescribed ampicillin as part of his treatment regimen. Which drug-induced skin eruption should he immediately report to his health care provider because of its life-threatening nature?
a. Lupus erythematosus
b. Exfoliative dermatitis
c. Purpura
d. Stevens-Johnson syndrome
ANS: D
Ampicillin has the potential to produce Stevens-Johnson syndrome as a life-threatening drug-induced skin eruption. The other choices are not known to be life-threatening adverse ef-fects of ampicillin use.
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