DRUG REACTION WITH HERBAL SUPPLEMENT: A POSSIBLE CASE OF DRUG INDUCED LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS

Autor: AZIZ NA, ADAWIYAH J, MUHAMMAD M, JAMANI MA, LEELAVATHI M
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Malaysian Family Physician, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 99-100 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1985-207X
1985-2274
Popis: A 24-year-old lady presented with four days history of fever, non-pruritic rash, ankle pain and swelling. She had consumed herbal supplement five days before the onset of symptoms. Examinations revealed erythematous maculo-papular lesions of varying sizes on sun exposed areas. Patient was suspected to have Drug Induced Lupus Erythematosus (DILE) and subsequently symptoms subsided rapidly on withholding the herbal medication.
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