A 52-year-old man presents with sudden-onset fever (39.2°C), burning erythema, and hundreds of pinpoint non-follicular sterile pustules on the face and intertriginous areas 48 hours after starting amoxicillin-clavulanate for a dental abscess. CBC shows WBC 18,000 with 88% neutrophilia; CRP 142 mg/L. Skin biopsy confirms subcorneal spongiform pustules with papillary dermal edema and mixed infiltrate. The diagnosis is Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis (AGEP). Which of the following management approaches marked **B** in the diagram is most appropriate for this patient?
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