DRUG REACTION WITH HERBAL SUPPLEMENT: A POSSIBLE CASE OF DRUG INDUCED LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
A 24-year-old lady presented with four days history of fever, non-pruritic rash, ankle pain and swelling. She had consumed herbal supplement five days before the onset of symptoms. Examinations revealed erythematous maculo-papular lesions of varying sizes on sun exposed areas. Patient was suspected...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia
2010-01-01
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Series: | Malaysian Family Physician |
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Online Access: | http://www.e-mfp.org/2010v5n2/pdf/Drug_Induced_Lupus.pdf |
Summary: | A 24-year-old lady presented with four days history of fever, non-pruritic rash, ankle pain and swelling. She had consumed herbal supplement five days before the onset of symptoms. Examinations revealed erythematous maculo-papular lesions of varying sizes on sun exposed areas. Patient was suspected to have Drug Induced Lupus Erythematosus (DILE) and subsequently symptoms subsided rapidly on withholding the herbal medication. |
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ISSN: | 1985-207X 1985-2274 |