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CUTANEOUS AND OCULAR TOXICOLOGY
Volume 36, Issue 1, Pages 101-103Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.3109/15569527.2016.1160101
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Drug adverse; lichenoid drug eruption; terbinafine
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Drug-induced lichen planus has been induced by antibiotics, anticonvulsants, antidiabetics, antimalarials, antitubercular drugs, antihypertensives, psychiatric drugs, chemotherapeutic agents, diuretic, heavy metals, NSAIDs, etc. Terbinafine, an antifungal agent, is widely used for dermatophyte infections and onychomycosis. Cutaneous adverse effects of terbinafine are rarely reported. Here, we report a case of terbinafine-induced lichenoid drug eruption in a 22-year-old who presented with generalized lichenoid eruption 2 weeks after terbinafine initiation of. The body and lip cleared completely after 8 weeks of drug withdrawal; nail change cleared after 12 weeks.
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