Open AccessMultifocal fixed drug eruption due to ornidazole
Author(s) -
Demirel Fevzi,
Baysan Abdullah,
Yesillik Sait,
Kartal Ozgur,
Gulec Mustafa,
Musabak Ugur,
Sener Osman
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-4-s3-p99
Subject(s) - ornidazole , medicine , drug eruption , patch test , drug , dermatology , acne , adverse drug reaction , allergy , concordance , surgery , pharmacology , immunology
Ornidazole, a synthetic nitroimidazole derivative, is widely used in clinical practice. Ornidazol has low rate of side effects, but sometimes may cause significant allergic reactions such as fixed drug eruption (FDE). We describe a case of multifocal FDE caused by ornidazole.