Open AccessOfloxacin/ tinidazole induced fixed drug eruption- a case report
Author(s) -
Monika Kapoor
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmacovigilance and drug research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2582-7235
DOI - 10.53411/jpadr.2021.2.1.7
Subject(s) - ofloxacin , drug eruption , medicine , drug , antibiotics , dermatology , adverse drug reaction , tinidazole , blisters , adverse effect , surgery , pharmacology , immunology , metronidazole , ciprofloxacin , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
An immunological cutaneous adverse drug reaction is distinguished as sharply defined lesions with red rashes and sharp borders, erythematous lesions with or without blisters developing within an hour or in a few cases within a week after drug administration is termed as fixed drug eruptions (FDE). FDE is one of the major forms of drug-induced dermatosis. Various class of drugs that are causative agents for FDE includes antibiotics, anticonvulsants, antivirals, and Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID). FDE is easily recognized and differentiated from other drug eruptions since it does not occur voluntarily or during infection.
Case report: This case report is to spotlight the case of a 52-year-old male patient who was undergoing treatment for acute gastroenteritis and suffered from FDE due to administration of IV Ofloxacin.