Open AccessMultifocal fixed drug eruption with COX-2 inhibitor-celecoxib
Author(s) -
Shikha Chugh,
Rashmi Sarkar,
Vijay Kumar Garg,
Avninder Singh,
Chitralekha Keisham
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.108057
Subject(s) - medicine , celecoxib , nonsteroidal , cyclooxygenase , cox 2 inhibitor , drug , drug eruption , pharmacology , dermatology , enzyme , biochemistry , chemistry
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors are rapidly becoming the first choice nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for various rheumatological and other painful conditions. However, they might not be as safe or free of side effects as they are considered to be. These COX-2inhibitors may cause a variety of dermatological and systemic side effects of which we should be aware to avoid their indiscriminate use. We hereby report a case of multifocal fixed drug eruption (FDE) with celecoxib which has not yet been reported in Indian settings.