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ArticleSAGE open medical case reports2023

Cutaneous drug reaction secondary to antitubercular regimen: A case report from Nepal.

Himal Bikram Bhattarai, Jeshika Yadav, Sangrila Sapkota, Adarsha Adhikari, Madhur Bhattarai, Ishani Singh, Sujan Shrestha, Jwala Kc, Prakash Karki, Bibhusan Basnet

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Article in SAGE open medical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Himal Bikram BhattaraiGandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital and Research Center, Pokhara, Nepal.
Jeshika YadavInstitute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Sangrila SapkotaInstitute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Adarsha AdhikariGandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital and Research Center, Pokhara, Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7261-478X
Madhur BhattaraiInstitute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6382-1082
Ishani SinghKathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9327-4980
Sujan ShresthaGandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital and Research Center, Pokhara, Nepal.
Jwala KcNobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal.
Prakash KarkiGreen Pastures Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal.
Bibhusan BasnetB.P. Koirala Institute of Health Science, Dharan, Nepal.

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Abstract

Cutaneous adverse drug reactions are known side effects of first-line antitubercular therapy, which ranges from mild pruritus to life-threatening toxic epidermal necrolysis. Severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions can lead to antitubercular therapy discontinuation and further complicates tuberculosis treatment. Here we present the case of a 49-year-old obese male who developed a generalized maculopapular rash within 24 hours of initiation of therapy followed by bullae over palms in 3 days. Antitubercular therapy was immediately discontinued, and he was managed with antihistamines, intravenous fluid, and electrolyte supplementation. He was discharged on antihistamines, a short course of systemic steroids, moxifloxacin, and bedaquiline (second-line antitubercular therapy (ATT)). Proper guidelines about rechallenge therapy will enormously aid in managing cutaneous adverse drug reactions, and efficient treatment of tuberculosis in these patients, and ceasing its progression to multisystemic complications. This article aims to discuss the presentation and management of cutaneous adverse drug reactions in the setting of Nepal.

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anti-tubercular drugCutaneous adverse drug reactionstuberculosis

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