Open AccessPhenytoin Induced Oral Lichenoid Eruption and Melasma: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Margret Roji,
M. M. Yagüe Sebastián,
JishaM Lucca,
P S S Ranugha
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0974-8326
DOI - 10.5530/ijopp.11.1.10
Subject(s) - medicine , melasma , dermatology , phenytoin , epilepsy , psychiatry
In India, phenytoin is the most frequently prescribed medication for most forms of epilepsy except for absence seizures. It has been associated with various cutaneous reaction, however Oral Lichenoid Drug Reaction (OLDR) are rarely documented. We report a case of Phenytoin induced Oral Lichenoid Eruption and Melasma.
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