Open AccessStevens-Johnson syndrome following use of metronidazole in a dental patient
Author(s) -
Goutameswar Mazumdar,
Koushik Shome
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.125193
Subject(s) - metronidazole , medicine , itching , mucocutaneous zone , dermatology , erythema multiforme , blisters , erythema , presentation (obstetrics) , surgery , pathology , antibiotics , disease , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , biology
Metronidazole alone rarely causes Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS). We present a case of an elderly male patient who, following metronidazole use, developed neurological symptoms followed by pain and blisters on both soles, erythema of face and neck, scrotal itching and erosion, and hemorrhagic encrustation around the lips and oral mucous membrane. Initial neurological symptoms followed by mucocutaneous manifestation of SJS following metronidazole use is probably a new presentation of this case.