| DRUG WATCH |
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| Year : 2012 | Volume
: 44
| Issue : 5 | Page : 643-645 |
Fixed drug eruption to fluconazole: A case report and review of literature
Varadraj V Pai1, Prassanna Bhandari2, Naveen Narayanshetty Kikkeri1, Sharatchandra B Athanikar1, Tukaram Sori1
1 Department of Dermatology, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Sattur, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Pharmacology, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Sattur, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Varadraj V Pai
Department of Dermatology, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Sattur, Dharwad, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.100403
Fixed drug eruption (FDE) is mainly characterized by skin lesions that recur at the same anatomic sites upon repeated exposures to an offending agent. It represents the most common cutaneous adverse drug reaction pattern in Indian patients. Here, we report an FDE to fluconazole.
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