Lichenoid drug reaction to antituberculosis drugs treated through with topical steroids and phototherapy

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2535-2537

  Lehloenya, Rannakoe J ^a,b   Todd, Gail ^a   Mogotlane, Lesiba ^c   Gantsho, Nomphelo ^a   Hlela, Carol ^a   Dheda, Keertan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Pathcare Laboratory   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adverse reactions; AIDS; TB; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CLOBETASOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOVATE; EFAVIRENZ; ETHAMBUTOL; ETHIONAMIDE; ISONIAZID; LAMIVUDINE; OFLOXACIN; PSORALEN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STAVUDINE; STREPTOMYCIN; SUNSCREEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DEPIGMENTATION; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EOSINOPHIL; ERYTHRODERMA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPIGMENTATION; KERATINOCYTE; LETTER; LEUKODERMA; LICHENOID ERUPTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PUVA; SKIN BIOPSY; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; HUMANS; LICHENOID ERUPTIONS; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; STEROIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84866620403     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dks225     Document Type: Letter

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