Lichenoid Drug Eruption due to Ethambutol
Annals of Dermatology
;
: 95-97, 1989.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-195101
ABSTRACT
A 73-year-old female patient, who had been treated with antituberculous drugs for 4 months, was referred to our department because of generalized macules and papules present for 15 days. Clinical examination revealed polygonal, flat papules of erythematous to violaceous hue on the entire skin. Histopathologic findings were similar to those of lichen planus. In a provocation test with ethambutol, the skin lesions were aggravated and the new lesions developed. We considered this case to be a lichenoid drug eruption due to ethambutol. The skin lesions gradually cleared after ethambutol was eliminated from the patient's tuberculosis therapy.
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Main subject:
Skin
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Tuberculosis
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Drug Eruptions
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Ethambutol
/
Lichen Planus
Limits:
Aged
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Female
/
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Dermatology
Year:
1989
Type:
Article
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