Archives of Pharmacy Practice (Jan 2017)

Unusual case of lamivudine-associated skin rashes in an HIV/AIDS patient: a case presentation

  • Kashif U Khan,
  • Amer H Khan,
  • Syed A Sulaiman,
  • Chow T Soo,
  • Syed I Ahmad

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/app.app_64_16
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 2
pp. 82 – 83

Abstract

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In patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, lamivudine is used as a first-line drug for antiretroviral therapy. Lamivudine is relatively nontoxic in nature, and it can also be used during pregnancy. Herein, we describe a 43-year-old, HIV-positive female hospitalized with maculopapular, pruritic rash that appeared first on the extremities and gradually spread with systemic symptoms such as fever and myalgia after lamivudine therapy.

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