Schamberg disease: uncommon reaction to a common drug

A new adverse drug reaction ‐ Schamberg's disease caused by amlodipine administration – a case report

“…Schamberg’s disease is asymptomatic, may occur at any age and males are more often affected. These skin symptoms are caused by erythrocytes breaking down outside the capillary with haemosiderin deposits . Although drug‐induced Schamberg's disease has been reported on a few occasions until now , to the best of our knowledge there are no reports about such a reaction caused by amlodipine administration.…”