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Fixed drug eruption due to ciprofloxacin
Author(s) -
DHAR S.,
SHARMA V. K.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1996.d01-755.x
Subject(s) - ciprofloxacin , medicine , drug , drug eruption , dermatology , surgery , pharmacology , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Summary We describe seven patients with fixed drug eruption (FDE) due to ciprofloxacin, five confirmed by rechallenge. These cases make up 8.75% of all cases of FDE seen by us during 1992–93. Isolated, and striking involvement of the lips was seen in two patients. To our knowledge, only a single case of FDE to ciprofloxacin previously has been reported. Our experience suggests that, with widespread use, ciprofloxacin could become one of the common drugs causing FDE.