Open AccessEtoricoxib-induced toxic epidermal necrolysis: A fatal case report
Author(s) -
Sukalyan Saha Roy,
Shatavisa Mukherjee,
Nikhil Era,
Mala Mukherjee
Publication year - 2018
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/ijp.ijp_39_17
Subject(s) - etoricoxib , toxic epidermal necrolysis , medicine , dermatology , adverse effect , cyclooxygenase , side effect (computer science) , pharmacology , analgesic , anesthesia , chemistry , computer science , enzyme , biochemistry , programming language
Cyclooxygenase inhibitors were developed in the quest of enhanced analgesic efficacy devoid of gastric side effects. High usage of etoricoxib by prescription as well as self-administered routes has led to increasing reports of side effects and adverse reactions including dermatologic reactions in 0.1%-0.3% of cases. The present report enumerates a case of toxic epidermal necrolysis induced by etoricoxib.