A case report of photodermatoses induced by the antifungal drug terbinafine.
Eur J Hosp Pharm
; 26(5): 288-289, 2019 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-31656618
ABSTRACT
Terbinafine is an antifungaldrug(inhibitor of ergosterol synthesis) known to induce skin reactions. A 58-year-old female was treated with terbinafine for onychomycosis. On the fifth day of treatment a skin rash emerged on her sun-exposed areas. Biological testing did not find any allergic signs. Other skin reactions are well known with terbinafine, but we depict here, a case of photosensitisation induced by treatment, generally unknown for this antifungal. This side effect can be prevented by medication reconciliation and pharmaceutical advice from the clinical pharmacist.
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En
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Eur J Hosp Pharm
Year:
2019
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Article
Affiliation country:
France