Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine (Sep 2019)

A Rare Etiology of Drug Rash in a Patient Receiving Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment

  • Rakhee Sodhi Khanduri,
  • Varuna Jethani,
  • Rashmi Jindal,
  • Shirazi Nadia

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22038/jctm.2019.41142.1234
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 3
pp. 499 – 502

Abstract

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Anti-tuberculosis medications can cause various side effects, including drug rash. When a patient on anti-tuberculosis treatment (ATT) develops rash, we usually stop all medicines, rechallenge the patient with medications individually, and find the offending agent. It should be mentioned that drug rash can be also a manifestation of other diseases. Herein, we report a case of tuberculosis who developed rash while on ATT regimen but was later diagnosed to be concomitantly suffering from leprosy.

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