Ivermectin-induced fixed drug eruption in an elderly Cameroonian: a case report

Ivermectin-induced fixed drug eruption in an elderly Cameroonian: a case report

Abstract Background Cutaneous adverse reactions to medications are extremely common and display characteristic clinical morphology. A fixed drug eruption is a cutaneous adverse drug reaction due to type IV or delayed cell-mediated hypersensitivity. Ivermectin, a broad-spectrum anti-parasitic compoun...

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Main Authors: Calypse Asangbe Ngwasiri, Martin Hongieh Abanda, Leopold Ndemnge Aminde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Fixed drug eruption
Ivermectin
Onchocerciasis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1801-1

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