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REPORT A case report on Nevirapine induced exfoliative dermatitis

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dc.contributor.author Sheikuduman, Thattakudian
dc.contributor.author Jyothi, Kakavakam
dc.contributor.author Babu, S Chandra
dc.contributor.author Saleem, Mohamed
dc.date.accessioned 2022-12-15T04:05:36Z
dc.date.available 2022-12-15T04:05:36Z
dc.date.issued 2019-01-31
dc.identifier.citation Saleem, T. S. M., Jyothi, K., & Babu, S. C. (2019). A case report on Nevirapine induced exfoliative dermatitis. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 32(1). en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1011-601X
dc.identifier.uri http://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/15089
dc.description.abstract Drug induced adverse drug reactions is more common in long term therapy particularly in immune compromised patients. Most of the drugs causing dermatological reactions like skin rashes, pruritus, steven johnson syndrome and exfoliative dermatitis. Nevirapine is the first line drug for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection from the category of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase enzyme inhibitor (NNRTI). In the present cases, we have reported the nevirapine induced severe exfoliative dermatitis. A patient admitted in the hospital with the symptoms of scaling on the skin and he received Nevirapine as a drug for his diagnosis of HIV for past three years. After clear examination exfoliative dermatitis was conformed and suspected with the cause due to Nevirapine. The drug was stopped and the patient was treated with drugs for symptomatic cure. The patient was recovered from his condition and other antiretroviral drugs were recommended for his treatment. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Karachi: Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Karachi en_US
dc.subject Antiretroviral therapy en_US
dc.subject adverse drug reaction en_US
dc.subject erythroderma en_US
dc.subject HIV en_US
dc.subject skin rashes en_US
dc.title REPORT A case report on Nevirapine induced exfoliative dermatitis en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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