Open AccessCutaneous adverse drug reactions in a tertiary care teaching hospital: A North Indian perspective
Author(s) -
Ruchika Nandha,
Anita Gupta,
Arif Hashmi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/2229-516x.81982
Subject(s) - tertiary care , perspective (graphical) , drug reaction , medicine , teaching hospital , adverse drug reaction , drug , intensive care medicine , pharmacology , family medicine , computer science , artificial intelligence
Cutaneous manifestations of adverse drug reactions are a common occurrence and need to be differentiated from other causes of similar manifestations. Active search is essential for identification of these as patients may tend to downplay the causal association between drug use and the subsequent cutaneous manifestation.