Most cases of drug eruption caused by nonionic contrast media (NICM) reported to date have been of the erythema multiforme type. Herein we report the first case of multiple fixed drug eruption (FDE) caused by iomeprol (Iomeron®). A 67-year-old woman developed multiple pea-sized erythematous papules on the trunk and extremities 4 days after receiving 100 ml of iomeprol for a computed tomography examination. Some of the papules coalesced, forming 7 large plaques on the limbs. Six months later, the patient was mistakenly administered iomeprol again. On the following morning, erythematous plaques admixed with vesicles recurred at the same sites as during the previous episode. In both episodes, the lesions cleared leaving pigmentation that faded with 6 weeks. Both patch testing and an intradermal test with iomeprol on lesional pigmented skin were positive. The present case indicates that NICM may cause multiple FDE and that repeated administration of the causative agent may increase the severity of the eruption.

Keywords:
Nonionic contrast media, Multiple fixed drug eruption, Delayed-type hypersensitivity
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