A Rare Etiology of Drug Rash in a Patient Receiving Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment

A Rare Etiology of Drug Rash in a Patient Receiving Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment

Anti-tuberculosis medications can cause various side effects, including drug rash. When a patient on anti-tuberculosis treatment (ATT) develops rash, we usually stop all medicines, rechallenge the patient with medications individually, and find the offending agent. It should be mentioned that drug r...

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Main Authors: Rakhee Sodhi Khanduri, Varuna Jethani, Rashmi Jindal, Shirazi Nadia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Anti-Tuberculosis Medications
rash
leprosy
Online Access:http://jctm.mums.ac.ir/article_13710_0060df562d2a2ff804f39af6a7a78c64.pdf
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spelling doaj-e558efb20a7c4e848fd4bbacadd8cba12020-11-25T02:47:41ZengMashhad University of Medical SciencesJournal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine 2345-24472322-57502019-09-017349950210.22038/jctm.2019.41142.123413710A Rare Etiology of Drug Rash in a Patient Receiving Anti-Tuberculosis TreatmentRakhee Sodhi Khanduri0Varuna Jethani1Rashmi Jindal2Shirazi Nadia3Pulmonologist, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun, IndianPulmonologist, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun, IndianDermatologist, Department of Dermatology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun, IndianPathologist, Department of Pathology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun, IndianAnti-tuberculosis medications can cause various side effects, including drug rash. When a patient on anti-tuberculosis treatment (ATT) develops rash, we usually stop all medicines, rechallenge the patient with medications individually, and find the offending agent. It should be mentioned that drug rash can be also a manifestation of other diseases. Herein, we report a case of tuberculosis who developed rash while on ATT regimen but was later diagnosed to be concomitantly suffering from leprosy.http://jctm.mums.ac.ir/article_13710_0060df562d2a2ff804f39af6a7a78c64.pdfAnti-Tuberculosis Medicationsrashleprosy
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author Rakhee Sodhi Khanduri
Varuna Jethani
Rashmi Jindal
Shirazi Nadia
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Varuna Jethani
Rashmi Jindal
Shirazi Nadia
A Rare Etiology of Drug Rash in a Patient Receiving Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment
Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine
Anti-Tuberculosis Medications
rash
leprosy
author_facet Rakhee Sodhi Khanduri
Varuna Jethani
Rashmi Jindal
Shirazi Nadia
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title A Rare Etiology of Drug Rash in a Patient Receiving Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment
title_short A Rare Etiology of Drug Rash in a Patient Receiving Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment
title_full A Rare Etiology of Drug Rash in a Patient Receiving Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment
title_fullStr A Rare Etiology of Drug Rash in a Patient Receiving Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment
title_full_unstemmed A Rare Etiology of Drug Rash in a Patient Receiving Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment
title_sort rare etiology of drug rash in a patient receiving anti-tuberculosis treatment
publisher Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
series Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine
issn 2345-2447
2322-5750
publishDate 2019-09-01
description Anti-tuberculosis medications can cause various side effects, including drug rash. When a patient on anti-tuberculosis treatment (ATT) develops rash, we usually stop all medicines, rechallenge the patient with medications individually, and find the offending agent. It should be mentioned that drug rash can be also a manifestation of other diseases. Herein, we report a case of tuberculosis who developed rash while on ATT regimen but was later diagnosed to be concomitantly suffering from leprosy.
topic Anti-Tuberculosis Medications
rash
leprosy
url http://jctm.mums.ac.ir/article_13710_0060df562d2a2ff804f39af6a7a78c64.pdf
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