Cutaneous adverse drug reactions in hospitalized patients in a tertiary care center

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 292-295

  Noel, M V ^a   Sushma, M ^a   Guido, S ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hypersensitivity reactions; Skin rashes; Untoward drug reactions

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DAPSONE; DICOUMAROL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; LEFLUNOMIDE; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; METRONIDAZOLE; NEVIRAPINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OFLOXACIN; PARACETAMOL; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DERMATOLOGY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; EXFOLIATIVE DERMATITIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REACTION TIME; SKIN DISEASE; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS; URTICARIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 7444236515     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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