Vesiculobullous eruption of the right arm after intravenous clarithromycin
Author(s) -
Engin Şenel,
Abdülkadir Küçükbayrak,
ZeynepSeckin Kücükbayrak,
Ersin Günay,
Ezgi Simsek
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
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 - 10.4103/0253-7613.75679
Subject(s) - clarithromycin , medicine , adverse effect , drug reaction , antibiotics , thrombosis , antibacterial agent , dermatology , anesthesia , surgery , drug , pharmacology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , helicobacter pylori
Clarithromycin is a macrolide antibiotic. In clinical trials, adverse drug reactions of clarithromycin are usually mild and transient. Only 1% of the adverse reactions are severe. Herein, we present a case with vesiculobullous skin reaction and vein thrombosis caused by administration of intravenous clarithromycin.
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